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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-137

Compliance with the provisions of Article L. 310-8 is the responsibility of the approved reinsurer. Insurance contracts underwritten by organisations exempted from administrative approval must indicat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment, compensation for damages and forced execution

Article R623-26

…ore the judicial court, with a view to the hearing set pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 623-8, in the form laid down for incidental claims and within the time limit set by the judge for referr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-10

The call to creditors provided for in Article L. 741-8 shall be published by the registry of the judicial court in accordance with the forms provided for in Article R. 723-2.Failing agreement between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-24

…r janvier 2014:1° Le chapitre II du titre III du livre III de la présente partie;2° Les sections 7, 8, 11, 14 et 15 du chapitre III du même titre;3° L'article L. 2563-1-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Entitlement to benefits.

Article L6342-5

…ms of accidents at work and occupational illnesses to the persons mentioned in 2° of article L. 412-8 of the Social Security Code are applicable to all trainees in continuing vocational training, with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competent administrative authority

Article R*1233-3-4

The administrative authority referred to in Articles L. 1233-39, L. 1233-46, L. 1233-48 to L. 1233-50, L. 1233-53 and L. 1233-56 to L. 1233-57-8 is the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Early termination of contract

Article D1243-1

…erm, in application of article L. 1243-2, the termination indemnity provided for in article L. 1243-8 is calculated on the basis of the remuneration already received and that which he would have recei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: French Development Agency

Article R515-25

…e audited by two statutory auditors appointed in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 511-38, D. 511-8, D. 511-9 and D. 612-53 to R. 612-60. The statutory auditors are subject to the obligati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Informing and involving residents

Article R5211-41-1

The provisions of article R. 2313-8 are applicable to the public establishments mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-36. For their application, the following should be read: "l'établis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue.

Article R5125-46

…The provisions of this article do not apply to the medicinal products mentioned in articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5141-2, with the exception of those subject to the rules governing poisonous substances.

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