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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-5

…e insured has reached the age of 62 and the number of member contracts concerned in years N and N-1;9° Amount of benefits under optional group contracts for which the lump sum or annuity has not been…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-15

Personal data concerning persons who are the subject of proceedings to investigate the causes of death or disappearance are deleted once the investigation has made it possible to find the missing pers…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-60

…ic budgetary and accounting management. In order to be enforceable, the resolutions provided for in 9°, 13° and 14° of article D. 211-59 must receive the express approval of the ministers responsible…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-3

Within two months of the publication of the application for registration, any person may submit written observations to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property specifying…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698

The offences falling within the jurisdiction of the courts mentioned in articles 697 and 697-4 are prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this code, subject to the specific prov…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2431-1

…the economic operators responsible for the works;8° supervising the performance of works contracts;9° scheduling, managing and coordinating the worksite;10° assisting the project owner during accepta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may take any measures required to ensure the proper functioning of the markets if the activity of one or more AIFs on the market for a financial instrument could je…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-1

Without prejudice to the right to have recourse, if the conditions are met, to the reporting or public disclosure mechanism provided for in Chapter II of Title I of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-6-1

Each occupational health and prevention service, including occupational health and prevention services other than those mentioned in Article L. 4622-7, is approved by the administrative authority for…

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