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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Special conditions for the "nervous system" designation

Article D6124-177-25

In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one occupational therapist; 3° At least one speech the…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25-1

…s for each of the sequences in the game are awarded as follows: 1° The violence is disproportionate and gratuitous: 1 point; 2° The violence is crude and detailed in a visually realistic environment:…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article Annexe I art. R*322-58

…e : ATTENTION: choose 1 or 2 or 3 ATTENTION Within receipt limit 1 You have confidence in the Chairman and authorise him to vote on your behalf: date and sign this form without ticking any boxes OR 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R314-20

…of the provisions of article R. 314-20, the information document includes a table comparing the financial characteristics of the loans being considered for consolidation with the financial characteri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article Annexe à l'article A112-1

…tion document for exercising the right of renunciation provided for inarticle L. 112-10 of the Insurance CodeYou have the right to cancel this contract within thirty (calendar) days of its conclusion,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-25

…re the property designated in the commission is located. This application includes: 1° The identity and address of the principal; 2° The identity and address of the private security guard; 3° Proof of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-25-1

…dical-psychological emergency units on the basis of lists submitted by the referring psychiatrists, and forwarding this list to the regional health agency; 2° Participate in the training of profession…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-16

I.-Where a person has been sentenced to an unsuspended custodial sentence of five years or more for one or more of the offences referred to in Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article Annexe II art A243-1

STANDARD CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO NON-LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTSDefinitionsa) Policyholder.The person, whether natural or legal, named in the Declarations, who has building work carried out and who is, in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Organisation, operation and control of the guarantee fund.

Article R421-25-1

The guarantee fund is administered by a twelve-member Board of Directors. It comprises : 1° Seven representatives of insurance companies providing property and casualty insurance in the French Republi…

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