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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article Annexe à l'article A160-1

Order numbersIdentification of the title (number of the title, if applicable, and indication of any other circumstances likely to identify it)Identification of the opposing party (surname, forenames,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-1

The application for recognition, provided for in 1° of Article L. 6213-2, is submitted by a person who, for two of the last ten years, has practised medical biology, under the conditions provided for…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 1

The Code of Civil Procedure is applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, subject to the specific provisions not repealed and the permanent provisions below.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to secure electronic devices enabling a dematerialised official report to be drawn up

Article A37-19

The secure electronic device for drawing up the official statement of offence using an electronic signature or a handwritten signature collected in digital form, provided for in II of Article R. 49-1…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notices and periodic indicative notices of purchasers' intention to award a contract

Article R2131-1

The purchaser may make known his intention to award a contract by publishing, in the case of the contracting authority, a prior information notice, or, in the case of the contracting entity, a periodi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4221-13-5

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, will issue the licences provided for in articles L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, after obtaining the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4221-13-6

The committee examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning of the person concerned, in accordance with the proced…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article A121-1

The agreement referred to in article R. 122-5 must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° The articles of association of the transferor sports association, together with the balance sheets and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

I. - From 2013, the departmental business tax equalisation funds existing in 2011 receive a State allocation totalling €423,291,955.From 2017, a reduction is applied to this allocation. For 2017, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A111-1

The professional bodies referred to in article L. 111-7 collect relevant and accurate actuarial and statistical data covering the insurance risks concerned. These bodies may also compile data publishe…

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