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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1425-8

The court, in the event of total or partial non-fulfilment of the injunction to do which it has issued, shall rule on the claim, after attempting to reconcile the parties. It hears, within the limits…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-28

The association shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution without delay of any change in its governance, organisation, articles of association, operating rules or written proce…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A131-1

Where the contracting party or beneficiary chooses cash settlement, the sum paid in accordance with the contract is equal to the foreign currency equivalent of the units of account, based on the surre…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulation of investments and other assets

Article A332-4

When a securitisation undertaking or a specialised professional investment fund has several sub-funds, the application of the rules mentioned in articles R. 332-14-2 and A. 332-3 of the Insurance Code…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2067

A participatory procedure agreement may be concluded by spouses with a view to seeking a consensual solution in matters of divorce or legal separation. Article 2066 does not apply in this matter. An a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 2439

Where registrations taken under a general legal mortgage are excessive, the debtor may request their reduction by complying with the jurisdictional rules set out in Article 2437.Registrations which en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-5

Opening or operating an establishment defined in Article L. 5142-1, without the authorisation required pursuant to Articles 88 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or without this havi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-2

Public and private healthcare establishments develop a policy of evaluating professional practices, methods of organising care and any action contributing to overall patient care, in order to guarante…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Article R1114-29

The regional assembly is made up of all the regional representatives of the member national associations and representatives of the associations approved at regional level. The statutes and internal r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-9

The European metropolis of Lille and the Strasbourg eurometropolis involve the local public authorities of the neighbouring country, cross-border bodies and the European territorial cooperation groupi…

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