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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-23

Subject to the provisions of article L. 173-24, the injured third party has a direct right of action against the insurer covering the civil liability of the person liable.The insurer may not pay to a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-231

An association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 22-10-44, as well as one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, either individually or grouped together in any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-23

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement extended or approved in application ofarticle L. 314-6 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles may define the distribu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-23

The performance of medical biology examinations, the prescription and administration of certain vaccines, the biological activities of medically assisted procreation and pathological anatomy and cytol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-23

Temporary insurance policies in the event of death, as well as immediate life annuities or annuities in payment, may not be reduced or surrendered. Survivor's capital and survivor's annuity insurance,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-23

The producer may grant the consumer a commercial guarantee committing him for a given period of more than two years, known as a "commercial guarantee of durability". If he offers such a commercial gua…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-23

The derogation provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 526-22 only applies to claims arising from the date of registration in the register to which the sole trader is subject for his busine…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 12: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L121-23

Subject to the provisions of article L. 132-24-1, a trader is prohibited from: 1° Blocking or limiting a consumer's access to its online interface, by using technological or other measures, for reason…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-23

The adoption of a reorganisation measure as defined in article L. 323-8 or the opening of winding-up proceedings in a Member State of the European Union other than France in respect of an insurance un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-23

Mayors of communes or chairmen of special delegations receive a functional allowance set by applying the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Ra…

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