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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Examination of complaints and claims

Article R6147-131

Within eight days of the meeting with the person lodging the complaint or claim, the mediator sends a report of the meeting to the Chairman of the Commission, who immediately forwards it, along with t…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER VII: AERODROME ENVIRONMENT.

Article L227-7

Each year, the Airport Nuisance Control Authority draws up a report on its activities. This report is submitted to the Government and Parliament.In this public report, the authority may suggest any le…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-5

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting entity in a Member State of the European Union or in a specific geographical area of a Member State where the European Commission ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-50

…s benefiting from authorisation or registration which are imported from another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the French authorities w…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-1-1

I.-The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters is responsible for issuing an annual opinion on the relevance of the criteria used to determine recognition of the state of natural disaster, w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11

When the Autorité des marchés financiers receives transaction reports in accordance with Article L. 533-9, it shall transmit this information to the competent authority of the most relevant market in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Non-compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L181-2

…ed with it. It is presumed that the contract is most closely connected with the Member State of the European Economic Area where the risk is situated. If a part of the contract is separable from the r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Non-compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L181-4

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 181-1 to L. 181-3 and for the rest, the general rules of private international law relating to contractual obligations are applicable.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Non-compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L181-1

…nch law or the law of the country where the risk is situated.3° Where the policyholder carries on a commercial, industrial or liberal profession activity and the contract covers two or more risks rela…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Non-compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L181-3

…ritory of the French Republic to the public policy provisions of the law of the Member State of the European Economic Area where the risk is situated or of a Member State which imposes the obligation…

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