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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article D113-7

I.-The contract cancellation notification function provided for in II of article L. 113-14 is presented to the policyholder as "cancel your contract" or a similar unambiguous wording, displayed in leg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-77

…d by the company, or in the bearer securities accounts held by an intermediary mentioned in article L. 211-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The certificate of participation provided for in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-79

Staff representation on the Agency and Working Conditions Committee is as follows: 1° For the representatives appointed by the first college: a) Up to 15 employees: one member and one alternate; b) Fr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-34

The offences provided for by articles 225-5 to 225-12-4 of the Criminal Code, as well as the offence of participation in a criminal association provided for by l'article 450-1 du même code lorsqu'il a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D323-7

…nth following receipt of the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 takes the decision to classify the property in the category for which the assessing body pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-74

In the absence of a convention or agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-117, the employer is informed of the request to extend a previously granted leave or period of part-time work for the creation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Remuneration of the private project manager

Article R2432-7

If the estimated cost of the works is not yet known at the time of award of the project management contract, the provisional amount of the project manager's remuneration is based on the part of the es…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-73

For postal votes, use is made of : 1° A return envelope addressed to the processing centre ; 2° A ballot paper on which both the voter's signature is recorded and the vote is cast. The information on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Demolition work.

Article R4534-72

When demolition work is carried out at a height not exceeding 6 metres above ground level, the installation of a work floor is not compulsory, subject to the following provisions: 1° The work may only…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Applicable rules

Article R2123-7

When awarding a contract mentioned in 3° of Article R. 2123-1, the purchaser shall take account of the specific characteristics of the services in question. In particular, it shall ensure the quality,…

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