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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R*322-136

Authorised reinsurance undertakings may, on the assets side of the balance sheet, allocate to the representation of the provision for outstanding claims corresponding to the transactions referred to i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

I. - A fixed fee is payable by persons subject to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés financiers, where provided for by law or regulation, in the following cases: 1° In the event of publicatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6222-3-1

The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Person responsible.

Article R1222-9-3

The President of the Etablissement Français du Sang appoints one or more interim persons in charge at the same time as the person in charge. For the period of the replacement, the interim person in ch…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 371-1

The court may reserve its decision on the civil action. It may also, after hearing the observations of the parties, postpone this decision to a later hearing, the date of which it shall fix. This post…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 375-1

The civil party is treated in the same way as the witness with regard to the payment of compensation, unless the court decides otherwise.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 375-2

Persons convicted of the same crime shall be jointly and severally liable for restitution and damages. In addition, the court may, by special reasoned decision, order that an accused person who has su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 373-1

In the event of a sentence of confiscation relating to property that is not in the hands of the law, the court ruling without the assistance of jurors may, in order to guarantee the execution of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 4: "paediatric haematology intensive care".

Article D6124-34-3

The medical permanence of the paediatric haematology intensive care unit in mention 4° of article R. 6123-34-2 is ensured outside day services, by : 1° The presence on site of at least one doctor with…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1211-30

The purpose of biovigilance is to : 1° Systematically monitor all incidents and adverse reactions; 2° Immediately report serious incidents and unexpected adverse reactions to the local biovigilance co…

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