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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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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-25

…ution mutual insurance companies of shipowners, which insure only risks classified under classes 6, 12 and 17 mentioned in Article R. 321-1 or under class 17 mentioned in Article R. 211-2 of the Mutua…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-6

…e effects of the contracts, determined in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 326-12 and L. 326-13. Within two months of the date of receipt of this request, the fund, after verifyin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-10

…egulations and town planning regulations;11° Building parking areas and improving access to cinemas;12° The fitting out of buildings and the purchase, replacement, installation and maintenance of equi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2323-2

…9° Water transport services; 10° Services auxiliary to transport; 11° Telecommunications services; 12° Financial services : insurance services; 13° Computer and related services; 14° Research and dev…

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