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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal expenses insurance.

Article L127-2-2

Consultations or procedural acts carried out prior to the declaration of the claim shall not justify forfeiture of cover. Any clause to the contrary is deemed unwritten.However, the insurer will not p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20-2

…the packaging of the seals and biological samples sent to it does not comply with the requirements set by the order referred to in the first paragraph, the department may refuse to preserve them and s…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-26

…ons: 1° The contract authorises the principle of such updates and provides a valid reason for them; 2° The trader informs the consumer, in a clear and comprehensible manner, reasonably in advance and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-24

…evolve the functionalities of the digital content or digital service, including security updates, whether or not such updates are necessary to maintain the conformity of the digital content or digital…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Services for self-employed workers

Article D4622-27-2

The specific range of services offered by the inter-company occupational health and prevention service and the scale of charges provided for in L. 4622-6 are made public by any means.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Forfeiture of French nationality

Article 25

…ividual who has acquired French nationality may, by decree issued after the assent of the Conseil d'Etat, be stripped of French nationality, unless the stripping results in the individual becoming sta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-2

…n the site's home screens: 1° That lodging a complaint online is only an option and that he or she retains the option of going to the police station or gendarmerie brigade of his or her choice to lodg…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-2-2

…einsurance undertakings must be able to demonstrate that they comply with the provisions of Chapter III of this Title.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-25

…n a coffin fitted with a watertight bowl complying with the following characteristics: 1° strength; 2° Watertightness; 3° Biodegradability when it is intended for burial or combustibility when it is i…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 277

Independently of the legal or judicial mortgage, the judge may require the debtor spouse to set up a pledge, give security or take out a contract guaranteeing payment of the annuity or capital.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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