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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-6

…nce undertaking and the policyholder(s) of the contracts covered by the auxiliary allocation accounts. In the event of disagreement between the parties, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résol…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Application for circuit approval

Article A331-21-2

…Renewal applications must be submitted two months before the date on which the registration expires.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5212-7-1

The number of seats on the syndicate's committee, or their distribution among the member communes, may be modified at the request of: 1° Either the syndicate's committee; 2° Or the municipal council o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-14

…ormation of the habitable conditions of a group of buildings requiring the evacuation of the premises. These operations may be decided upon and carried out in accordance with local regulations, either…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article R1511-45

…s) or local authority(ies) which allocate(s) the aid and the regional union of health insurance funds. They specify in particular: 1° The commitments made by the beneficiary in return for the aid gran…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D524-2

I. - For the purposes of c of I of article L. 524-3, the beneficial owner(s) is (are) the natural person(s) defined in accordance with the provisions of article R. 561-1. II. - The managers and benefi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Skills assessment

Article R6313-4

The skills assessment referred to in 2° of Article L. 6313-1 comprises, under the guidance of the service provider carrying out the assessment, the following three phases: 1° A preliminary phase desig…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting nosocomial infections and collecting information about them

Article R6111-16

…designated in article R. 6111-15, informs the latter of the need to report to the health authorities.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-28

When it considers that the dialogue has been completed, the purchaser informs the remaining participants and invites them to submit their final tenders on the basis of the solution(s) they have presen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-22

An application for enhanced development aid may be submitted by one or more authors provided that, at the time of its examination by the Commission des aides à l'innovation en documentaire, the applic…

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