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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-1

…onal mechanisms does not apply;11° The reference to the High Authority for Health is not applicable;12° References to any provision of Books I and II of Part Six of this Code do not apply, with the ex…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…period of cover triggered by the claim referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 may not be less than ten years where the insured natural or legal person :I.- Exercises one of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-7

…e provisional financing of the defence and management body; 11° The specific elements of labelling; 12° Where applicable, the social and environmental commitments made by the operators grouped within…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-31

…use of the right to cancel the insurance contract pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 113-12-2 of the Insurance Code, or the third paragraph of Article L. 221-10 of the Mutual Code, the lend…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-5

…te and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Sections 1, 2, 5, 10, 11 and 12 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;2° Sections 1 and 2 and subsections 1, 2 , 3 and 7 of Section…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-6

Without prejudice to the application of articles 706-25-11 and 706-25-12, the information mentioned in Article 706-25-4 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on the death of the pe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

…Paid supervisory staff in these establishments hold a qualification in accordance with article L. 212-1.Volunteer supervisory staff in establishments belonging to a federation or a national body appr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-8

…shall be made in accordance with the conditions laid down in that Article.The persons mentioned in 12° to 13° of Article L. 561-2 are not subject to the provisions of the first paragraph when their a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-9

…me of professional equality resulting from the application of article L. 2242-11 or article L. 2242-12 or, failing that, 2° of article L. 2242-13. When the company is covered by an action plan in appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-7

…other means, with the exception of the case provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2362-12, the majority required is that provided for in the second paragraph of this article if the specia…

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