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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-15

The guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 shall advance the sums included in the statement drawn up by the judicial representative, even if they are contested by a third party. They…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Barthélemy

Article L3251-2

In the event of imminent danger to the patient's health or to the safety of persons, certified by a medical opinion, the representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy will take all necessary provisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3824-2

In the event of imminent danger to the patient's health or to the safety of persons, as attested by a medical opinion, the higher administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands shall take all provisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-2

Midwives may, under conditions laid down by decree :1° Prescribe certain vaccines, the list of which and, where applicable, the persons likely to benefit from them are determined by an order of the Mi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-152

At the end of each year, the total assets of each association in the event of death are distributed among the beneficiaries of members who died during the year, subject only to the deductions which ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-13

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings must put in place internal processes and procedures to ensure the appropriateness, completeness and accuracy of the data used in the calculation of their prudent…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-27

The purpose of the project studies is :1° To specify the overall solution and the technical, architectural and landscaping choices;2° To determine the characteristics and dimensions of the various str…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-44

The cross-border merger takes effect: 1° In the event of the creation of a new company, in accordance with article L. 236-4; 2° In the event of a transfer of assets and liabilities to an existing comp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for auditing accounts and management

Article R321-29

The provisional verification report, drawn up by the rapporteur and adopted by the supervisory board, is sent by the chairman to the audited body, which has thirty days in which to submit its observat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
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Article R312-7

The request is submitted to the commission by letter delivered against signature or any other means capable of establishing the date of presentation.The request includes:the name and contact details o…

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