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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-3

The provisions of articles L. 242-2, L. 242-6 (2° to 4°), L. 242-8, L. 242-25 and L. 242-28 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to insurance undertakings, even where they are not automaticall…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

The references to the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales in Articles L. 422-3 to L. 422-8 and L. 422-11 to L. 422-15 are replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Commune…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of obstruction by the foreign national

Article L733-9

…liberty and custody judge, to whom a request has been made pursuant to articles L. 733-7 or L. 733-8, shall give a ruling within twenty-four hours.On pain of nullity, his decision shall state the rea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 6211-8 and L. 6211-9, when it results in unjustified expenditure for a health insurance organisation, is sanctioned by the penalties provided for i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-3-5

In the first paragraph of I of Article L. 441-8, the words: "agricultural products and foodstuffs" are replaced by the words: "perishable agricultural products or products from short production cycles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L773-39

…same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 549-1 and L. 549-2law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article D2411-7

…set out in articles L. 2122-4 and L. 2122-7, in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2122-8 and article L. 2122-13, apply to the election of the chairman of the trade union commission. The c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Medical file

Article R4625-17

…king shall set up and complete the occupational health medical file provided for in article L. 4624-8. The occupational physician keeps this medical file.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Chronic renal failure.

Article R6123-60

The centre may only admit children aged over 8, provided that it has the appropriate equipment and that the child is accommodated in a treatment room separate from that for adults or in an isolated cu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L662-2

…court with jurisdiction within the court's jurisdiction, or to a court mentioned in article L. 721-8 to hear ad hoc mandates, conciliation proceedings or safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquida…

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