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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-18

…ranteed by a Member State of the European Union. Liquid assets must at all times represent at least 20% of the fund's assets. The securities and liquid assets of the guarantee fund are deposited with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-4

…asks devolved to the administrator and the judicial representative by the articles L. 622-6, L. 622-20, L. 622-22, L. 622-23, L. 625-3, L. 625-4 et L. 625-8.Dismissals carried out by the liquidator pu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

…furnished and equipped with a telephone, allocated to the legal entity mentioned in article R. 744-20;12° An open-air walking area;13° Luggage storage.Administrative holding centres likely to accommo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L5211-45

…mixed syndicate. It is consulted by the State representative in the department or at the request of 20% of its members. It is also consulted on any project to modify the perimeter of a public establis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-3

…l et de résolution with a view to reaching a joint decision on 1°, 2° or 3° of II of Article L. 613-20-4 or on the measures to be taken in the event of any question or finding of significant importanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-4

…inal products without recording the data required to monitor them in application of article L. 5121-20, 14°; 9° For one of the pharmacists mentioned in article L. 5125-33, disregarding the rules appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…e rules relating to the labelling of preparations defined by regulation pursuant to article L. 5121-20; 9° Not practising his profession personally; 10° Not having himself regularly replaced when he i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings

Article L7122-9-1

…videoconference, this is mentioned in the notice of meeting sent in application of article L. 7122-20. The rules of procedure set out the practical arrangements for holding meetings by videoconferenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-7

…t three members when deciding in section. When, pursuant to Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, a member does not take part in the deliberations of a section, he shall be replaced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…entative of the departmental services for the protection and promotion of maternal and child health;20° One representative of organisations working in the field of health promotion, prevention or educ…

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