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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-5

The information mentioned in 1°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 7° of article R. 211-4 communicated to the traveller forms part of the contract and may only be modified under the conditions defined in article L. 211-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article R561-37-1

The TRACFIN department shall keep records to ensure traceability of: 1° Requests for information that it sends, pursuant toArticle L. 561-27, to the public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Rules applicable to the assignment and recovery of receivables and the preservation of assets.

Article D214-227-1

The instrument of acceptance provided for in the fourth paragraph of 3° of V of Article L. 214-169 shall include the following information: 1° The title "instrument of acceptance of the assignment or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-1

The activities referred to in 2° of Article L. 4041-2 are defined as follows: 1° Therapeutic coordination, understood as the procedures put in place within the company or between the company and its p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article D131-1-3

In order to select a unit of account mentioned in article R. 131-1-1 pursuant to 1° of article R. 131-1-2, the subscriber shall follow the procedure below: 1° The policyholder or member notifies the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

I. - This section applies to1° to financial instruments traded on a trading venue or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been submitted ;2° Financial instruments other…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Borrowing

Article L2337-3

Communes may borrow subject to the provisions of article L. 1611-3-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy

Article R6523-2-15

In Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, in application of article L. 6523-1-3, a cross-industry skills operator approved under article L. 6332-1-1 is authorised by joint order of the ministers responsib…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-117

In the context of the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, the acts and decisions mentioned in this section shall be taken, in accordance with the distinctions provided for in subsections 1 to 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-3

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° In Article L. 1221-3, the words: "under conditions laid down by decree" do not apply ;2° In article L. 1221-4, the last paragraph is not…

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