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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-2

…e term "sociétés de groupe d'assurance" refers to parent undertakings within the meaning of Article L. 356-1 which are not mixed financial holding companies within the meaning of Article L. 517-4 of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-1

…ime with an injunction relating to offences or breaches found with the powers mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7, is liable to an administrative fine in an amount not exceeding: 1°…

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

Article L3214-1

…one or more contracting authorities, one or more contracting entities referred to in 1° of Article L. 1212-1 or an economic operator where they benefit from an exclusive right by virtue of a provisio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article L5422-13

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 5424-1, in which the employer itself is responsible for the cost and management of the insurance allowance, all employers shall insure all employees, inc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes :1° The words "fixed-term contract for a defined purpose";2° The title and references o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-102

The rules on canvassing for insurance are set out in the provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insurance Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Group non-life insurance

Article L129-1

Titles I and II of this Book also apply to group non-life insurance. A group non-life insurance contract is a contract taken out by a legal entity with a view to the subscription of any person interes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Alert

Article L4002-1

A professional covered by this Part may be the subject of an alert under the conditions set out in Articles 7 and 8 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualificat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose.

Article L5132-1

The aim of integration through economic activity is to enable unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties to benefit from employment contracts with a view to facilit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5218-1

I. - Notwithstanding the second paragraph of article L. 5217-1, the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis brings together all the member municipalities of the Marseille Provence métropole urban community,…

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