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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L522-5

…ation and investment objectives, as well as their knowledge and experience in financial matters.The details mentioned in the first paragraph are adapted to the complexity of the proposed insurance or…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-12

…for in article R. 412-11, it may ask the organisation that applied for approval to provide further details and make observations. If the administrative authority remains silent on an application for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-16

…ist of candidates comprises four names, i.e. two full candidates and two alternate candidates, with details of their position and department of employment. It is signed by the candidates. The lists of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-3

…the debtor's bailiff, within eight days, with the name and address of the debtor's employer and the details of the debtor's bank accounts, or one of these two items only.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-39

In the event of loan renegotiation, changes to the initial credit agreement are made solely in the form of a rider drawn up on paper or on another durable medium.This rider includes, on the one hand,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-5-1

The claim for compensation, accompanied by supporting documents, is forwarded without delay by the registry of the compensation commission to the guarantee fund for victims of acts of terrorism and ot…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-ministerial cooperation and exchanges of information relating to the fight against trafficking in doping substances or methods

Article D232-103

…tion, the method of supply, the means of transport or the typology of the networks;- identification details and information relating to products seized and included on the list of prohibited methods o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-16

The employees' trade union organisations and the employers' professional organisations receiving financing from the Joint Fund draw up a written annual report detailing the use made of the appropriati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-11

Unless otherwise stipulated, the procedures for applying this chapter are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular :a) The content and procedures for drawing up and triggering the arra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance.

Article R243-2

…arantee ceilings provided for in article R. 243-3 apply, the supporting documents must also include details of the amount of the construction cost of the work declared in advance by the project owner.…

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