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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L530-2-1

Uninsured persons who have made payments to a broker or brokerage company registered in the register referred to in article L. 512-1 in respect of contracts which are the subject of an apparent commit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-2-1

…the words "of this Code and Articles L. 511-3, L. 511-21 and L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code" are deleted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-17

…multi-annual residence permit or a resident's permit, stable and regular resources sufficient to meet his or her needs and health insurance shall be issued, subject to the exceptions provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-7

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify, where necessary:1° The rules of procedure applicable in the event of the penalty provided for in articles L. 5145-3 to L. 5145-5, as well as the methods fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

…sitional measures 8h (3) short term (4) mg/ m3 (5) ppm (6) fibres per cm3 mg/ m3 ppm fibres per cm3 Ethyl acetate 205-500-4 141-78-6 734 200 - 1468 400 - - - Isobutyl acetate 203-745-1 110-19-0 241 50…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-1-2

…L. 451-1 provides the State, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, with information relating to all land motor vehicles likely not to comply with the insurance o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124 C

The amount of the gains mentioned in Article 124 B is set in accordance with the conditions set out in the first paragraph of 1 and 2 of Article 150-0 D. However, the costs of acquisition for valuable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-12

When the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé makes a reasoned request, the person responsible for placing the product on the market shall send h…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2-1 A

…hearing persons whose testimony would be useful only to establish his guilt.When the assize court retires to deliberate, the provisions relating to questions on guilt shall not apply.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-11

The suspension provided for in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 shall take effect on the date of the decision of the Sanction Commission or of the agreement provided for in article L. 232-21, except where…

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