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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Refusal and subordination of sales and services

Article L121-11

It is prohibited to refuse a consumer the sale of a product or the provision of a service, unless there is a legitimate reason for doing so; It is also prohibited to make the sale of a product conditi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-1

…by law from the resources of the Local Authorities' Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are intended to compensate for the value added tax paid by local authorities and their groupings on their investm…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provident and supplementary pension schemes for self-employed workers

Article L144-1

Contracts covered by this section are governed by article L. 141-1 and may be taken out by an association covered by article L. 141-7 , whose members are : 1° Either exclusively persons who are self-e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article L231-1

For the application of articles L. 232-1, L. 232-2, L. 232-3 and L. 232-4, a close link with the territory of a Member State is deemed to be established in particular: 1° If the contract has been conc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-1

…Establishment), in army hospitals or other elements of the army health service mentioned in article L. 6147-7 or at the Institution Nationale des Invalides (National Invalids Institution), may a trans…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information exchange

Article L413-1

Article L. 1246-1 of the Labour Code governs the reciprocal communication by labour inspectors, agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, of regional cultural affairs directorates,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters

Article L128-1

…f the administrative authority which specifies the areas and the period of occurrence of the damage to which the provisions of this chapter apply. The same provisions apply to accidents related to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-1

…ut by any natural or legal person other than the State and covering fire damage or any other damage to property located in France, as well as damage to the bodies of land motor vehicles, entitle the i…

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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 Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

…ives payment in cash. Securities or shares may be delivered, in compliance with the assets eligible to represent unit-linked commitments, subject to the following conditions:1° The contracting party o…

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