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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-8

The measures taken by the insurance undertaking in application of 2° of I and 2° of II of article L. 131-4 only have effect in respect of requests to deal in the contract made after the last date on w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26

The application for delegation must include: 1° A presentation of the national strategy to promote the principles of the Republican Commitment Contract referred to in article L. 131-15-2 ; 2° An offic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-3

Brokers of transport by land and water constituted in accordance with the law have alone, in the places where they are established, the right to broker transport by land and water. They may not combin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-19

Each year, the Minister responsible for Sport draws up a statement of the number of agents paid by the State carrying out the tasks defined in article R. 131-16 and their distribution between the vari…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article R131-2

For the application of article L. 131-3, lack of jurisdiction is raised ex officio by the judge hearing an application for the liquidation of an astreinte. Except where it emanates from a court of app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-81

I. - Notwithstanding the absence, insufficiency or unavailability of funds, the drawee must pay all cheques: 1. Issued on a form which has not been returned to the drawee in accordance with the condit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-25

Sworn goods brokers issue certificates of the course of goods when these have been established under the conditions provided for in Article L. 131-24. If this is not the case, they draw up price state…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-3

Sports federations applying for approval under article L. 131-8 must :1° Have adopted statutes containing provisions guaranteeing the democratic nature of their elections and operation, the transparen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-24

When a person has been dispossessed of a promissory cheque by any event whatsoever, the beneficiary who proves his right in the manner indicated in article L. 131-22 is only obliged to dispose of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-8

The guarantor or insurer, as the case may be, shall issue the sworn goods broker with a guarantee or insurance certificate specifying the name of the credit institution with which the account provided…

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