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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-7

…rmes comptables). If justified by particularities of activity, structure or operations, adaptations may be made, in the same manner, to the provisions of this chart of accounts. The annual financial s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-76

…lity and the actions undertaken in connection with the employment of workers recognised as disabled may vary to take account of the impact of the ageing of these workers or the location of the adapted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Medical dialysis units.

Article D6124-76

…istance of a team of nephrologists, each of whom is qualified or competent in nephrology. This team may be shared with that of a haemodialysis centre; depending on the patient's medical needs, it prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-7

…t having to give any reason or incur any penalties. The period during which the right of withdrawal may be exercised runs from the day on which: 1° The distance contract is concluded; 2° The consumer…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Registration of the application

Article L521-7

…e certificate is set by order of the minister responsible for asylum. The issue of this certificate may not be refused on the grounds that the foreign national does not have the documents and visas me…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Special provisions relating to general insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L191-7

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 211-17 and L. 242-1, the compensation due to the insured shall bear interest at the legal rate from the end of the month following the declaration of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-7

The traveller may assign his contract to a transferee who fulfils the same conditions as he does for taking the trip or holiday, as long as this contract has not produced any effect. Unless otherwise…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Grouping of orders

Article L2113-7

…setting up the consortium, signed by its members, defines the operating rules of the consortium. It may entrust one or more of its members with the task of carrying out all or part of the procedure fo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of the most economically advantageous tender

Article L2152-7

The contract shall be awarded to the tenderer or tenderers, as the case may be, who have submitted the most economically advantageous tender on the basis of one or more objective and precise criteria…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-74

Surpluses distributable in accordance with articles R. 322-77 and R. 322-106 are allocated on a priority basis to early repayment of the loan mentioned in article R. 322-49 in proportion to the subscr…

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