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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

Notwithstanding article L. 113-12, where the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-3

When they choose to submit their safety management system to periodic inspection under the conditions set out in article R. 342-12-2, operators must inform the Prefect. They shall have an initial insp…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-4

Each inspection gives rise to a report indicating the non-conformities observed and the improvements to be made, which is sent by its author to the operator and to the Prefect within two months of the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-1

…ubject to periodic inspection under the conditions laid down in article R. 342-12-2, its guidelines and any modifications to them must be approved by the Prefect of the département in which the facili…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-12

…tablish a procedure for regularly assessing whether the agreements relating to current transactions and entered into on arm's length terms referred to in article L. 225-39 meet these conditions. Perso…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-12-7

…lication of the provisions of article 706-75 of the code of criminal procedure, the judicial courts and assize courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12-1

…ea who wish to exercise their activity in France, through the provision of services, on a temporary and independent basis, shall inform the administrative authority mentioned in article R. 7123-12 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article D513-11-12

In the event of infringement of the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend or wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 825

…e set in 2° of I of Article 726 when the holder of the shares is in one of the cases mentioned in a and b of Article 730 quinquies. However, this registration duty does not apply when the holder reque…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Provisions specific to certain agreements

Article 816

…g merger transactions in which only legal entities or bodies liable to corporation tax participate, and the assumption of liabilities attached to the contributions mentioned in these deeds, are regist…

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