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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-10

…the victim of the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 211-9 and those of article L. 211-12.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-13

…Autorité de la concurrence, sets out the terms and conditions for the application of article L. 213-12. It shall specify in particular 1° Admissions subject to special pricing for social, educational…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article L341-1

…providing the borrower with pre-contractual information under the conditions set out in article L. 312-12 or, for account overdraft transactions, in Article L. 312-85 is deprived of the right to inter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information by the French services

Article 695-9-35

…first paragraph do not prevent the judicial authorities from exercising their powers under Articles 12 and 13. Nor do they preclude the exercise of their powers by the authorities charged by law with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-20

…ity of the executing State, he shall send it the information mentioned in 1° to 6° of l'article 728-12.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-3

Athletes who have been sanctioned in application of articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12 benefit from at least one medical consultation within a doping prevention medical unit.At the end of this con…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Swimming establishments and aquatic activities

Article D322-13

…blic opening hours, only the following may supervise the establishments mentioned in article D. 322-12: 1° Holders of one of the qualifications whose awarding procedures are defined by order of the Mi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to non-pre-packaged foodstuffs

Article R412-13

The information mentioned in article R. 412-12 is indicated on or near the foodstuff itself in such a way that there is no uncertainty as to the foodstuff to which it relates when the latter is : 1° P…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Fees for the issue of documents and miscellaneous levies

Article 954

A fee of €12 is charged for each foreign passport visa, the validity of which may not exceed one year, if the visa is valid for the outward and return journey, and €6 if it is valid only for the outwa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L837-1

…ow.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IIL. 821-6L. 821-8 and L. 821-9L. 821-12 to L. 821-13L. 823-1 to L. 823-8Application by operation of lawL. 823-10Application by operation…

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