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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-43

…d men. 2° Six members, elected by college, for each section, by proportional list ballot with the remainders being distributed on the basis of the highest average. The national statutory commission co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article R2241-4

…bers of social and economic committees for the performance of their duties in the area of training; 4° The conditions for the reception and integration of young people and adults in companies, particu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-48

…antee payment on maturity of either the amount of the promissory note referred to in article L. 313-42 or the interest attached to this note, the holder of this note may ask the lending institution to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-4

Any person who is insured with several insurers under several policies, for the same interest, against the same risk, must immediately inform each insurer of the other insurers.At the time of such not…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives and means of intervention

Article L412-4

…L. 421-1, with a view to establishing fraud that has improperly allowed the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-4

…fteen-day period provided for in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-41

…e third party bearer is exempt from complying with the provisions of articles L. 511-33 and L. 511-34. Failure to return a bill of exchange constitutes an offence punishable by the penalties set out i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Data accessors

Article R142-4

…cess to personal data and information recorded in the automated processing mentioned in article R. 142-1, by virtue of their duties and within the limits of their need to know:1° Agents of the Ministr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-46

A drawee who has refused payment of all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds must draw up a certificate of rejection of the cheque for the payee. This certificate states that the drawer is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-46

At the end of the three-year period provided for in article L. 752-1, the owner or owners of the buildings shall notify the prefect of the département in which the site is located of the measures plan…

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