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Showing 23512360 of 5170 articles for Art. 14 sept. 2011

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection II: Governance of the plan

Article A144-2

…e to the insurance company and are deposited directly into the account(s) referred to in article R. 144-10. Such payments may also be made payable to the subscriber of the plan provided that they are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Entreprises de travail temporaire d'insertion.

Article L5132-6-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 5132-6, temporary work integration agencies may enter into open-ended contracts, as referred to in article L. 1251-58-1, with people aged at least fifty-se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The procedure provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-37

The National Commission may only deliberate if at least six of its members are present.If this quorum is not reached, a second meeting is convened. The national commission shall meet at least seven da…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article R4422-6

The section for culture, the Corsican language and education comprises seventeen members, including:1° Ten representatives of bodies involved in the cultural life of Corsica or the promotion of the Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Interventional activity under medical imaging in neuroradiology

Article R6123-109-3

Authorisation may only be granted if the holder can provide cerebral and vascular exploration by scanner and MRI, on site, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.The holder of the medical imaging…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duty to devote oneself to one's duties

Article R8124-17

Employees of the labour inspection system devote their entire professional activity to the duties entrusted to them. Combined activities are only possible under the conditions set out in article 25 se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article D440-3

…erable securities; -alternative investment funds within the meaning of Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2011/61/EU excluding alternative investment funds which are substantially leveraged within the meani…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-16

…09/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 or AIFs covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011. All the places of business…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: French FIA portfolio management companies

Article L532-25-1

…ts, Saint-Martin and the Department of Mayotte and authorised to manage an AIF covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 or to provide investment ser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-9

…t paragraph is replaced by the first to third paragraphs of the same article, as amended by Act No. 2011-814 of 7 July 2011;b) The second paragraph, now the fourth paragraph, is replaced by the fourth…

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