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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-5

…provided for in article L. 451-1-1 function properly. The members of the committee are appointed by regulation.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 7: Names and designations

Article L327-1

The use of the names and designations regulated by this Title in such a way as to mislead the consumer is prohibited and punishable by the penalties laid down in article L. 121-6 of the Consumer Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L2193-13

…he contract holder, and the deadlines and conditions for acceptance of this payment, are defined by regulation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations and responsibilities of the authorised representative

Article L2422-9

…by the agent are those applicable to the project owner, subject to any adaptations provided for by regulation to take account of the agent's involvement.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Duration

Article L3114-7

…nt of the services or investments required of the concessionaire, under the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Institution of proceedings

Article 755

…be reduced by authorisation of the judge. These time limits may also be reduced pursuant to law or regulation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of parents in the absence of a spouse entitled to inherit.

Article 733

The law does not distinguish according to the methods of establishing filiation to determine the parents called to succeed. The rights resulting from adoptive filiation are regulated under adoption.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Carriers by land and water.

Article 1786

…agers of public carriages and roulages, and masters of boats and ships, are also subject to special regulations, which make the law between them and other citizens.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-32

…heir travel and subsistence expenses may be reimbursed under the conditions laid down by the public regulations in force.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Obligation to declare

Article A322-6

The internal regulations of each swimming pool must include at least the provisions set out in appendix III-8 of this code. They must be clearly displayed for users.

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