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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-12

I.-The holder of the authorisation collects and sends to the Regional Health Agency and the National Cancer Institute, on an annual basis, anonymised indicators for monitoring the quality of its healt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-5

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-12-1

If the debtor is the settlor and sole beneficiary of a trust contract, the opening or pronouncement of a judicial liquidation in respect of the debtor automatically terminates the trust contract and r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, at their request, authorise service providers responsible for labelling contracts open to individual subscription and settlements eligible for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

Local authorities and their groupings may grant semi-public companies engaged in the construction or management of housing subsidies or advances intended for housing programmes, and their annexes, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12-2

The regional prefect registers the service provider on a special list. The Prefect will send the applicant a receipt showing the registration number and, in the case of partial access, the professiona…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-12

Reinsurance by the organisation mentioned in Article L. 432-2 of credit insurance risks under the conditions referred to in Article R. 442-8-10 is subject to the signature by this organisation and the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12-2

…r that it collects to the authorities of the Member States of the European Union exercising competences similar to its own. II.-The High Council may have the auditors referred to in Article L. 821-9 c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12-1

…ovided for in Article L. 821-9 inform the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-2

…ns offer, if they have general accreditation, any person who has been the victim of a criminal offence and, if they have specialist accreditation, any person who has been the victim of an offence rela…

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