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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-18

…m of which he/she is aware within the time limits stipulated in the insurance contract. The insurer may provide for a total or partial forfeiture clause if the insured has made an inaccurate claim dec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-18

…ioned in 1° of Article L. 122-5-1 who request the digital file of a work deposited by the publisher may only communicate the file transmitted by the Bibliothèque nationale de France to the persons men…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R754-18

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 330-1n° 2013-388 of 10 May 2013R. 330-2 and R. 330-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-18

…ce, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, at any time and for a period of two years following the declaration provided for in Article R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Funds repayable from the public.

Article R312-18

For the purposes of Article L. 312-2, issues of debt securities are treated as collections of repayable funds from the public when they comply with the following conditions and limits:1° These issues…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-184

I.-The registration holder must ensure that the medical and paramedical team identifies and regularly updates the recommendations for good practice to be applied, and sets up a system for assessing co…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1832-2

A spouse may not, under the penalty provided for in article 1427, use joint property to make a contribution to a company or acquire non-negotiable company shares without his or her spouse having been…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-18

…t its request, the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the department may be given responsibility by the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service for a major r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18

Mobility leave may be offered by the employer either as part of an agreement on the collective termination of employment concluded under the conditions set out in articles L. 1237-19 to L. 1237-19-8,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to the assessment of the foreign national's request for release outside the detention extension hearings

Article L743-18

…ies to the court for release outside the detention extension hearings pursuant to article L. 742-8, may reject the application without first summoning the parties if it appears that no new factual or…

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