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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-1-1

I.-The undertakings referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 may not commence their operations until they have obtained an administrative authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inspection.

Article L5313-1

…the information required to carry out the Agency's tasks as defined in Articles L. 5311-1 and L. 5311-2, as well as the inspections mentioned in Article L. 5311-2.The provisions of articles L. 1421-2,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L823-4

Physical persons convicted under articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 or L. 823-3 incur the following additional penalties:1° A residence ban for a maximum of five years;2° Suspension of the driving licence fo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 8

ANNEX 8 MENTIONED IN ARTICLE D. 553-10 scale of the allowance for asylum seekers I. Scale applicable with the exception of French Guiana and Saint-Martin The daily amount of the asylum seeker's allowa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Real estate and similar companies

Article 828

I. - The following shall be registered free of charge:1° (Repealed).2° Deeds by which companies which have operated in accordance with the object defined in article 1655 ter increase their capital, ex…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Basic mission

Article R2431-4

For new building construction projects, the basic mission includes :1° Sketch studies;2° Pre-project studies;3° Project studies;4° Assisting the project owner in awarding public works contracts;5° Man…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1127-3

An exception is made to the obligations referred to in 1° to 5° of Article 1127-1 and the first two paragraphs of article 1127-2 for contracts for the supply of goods or the provision of services whic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-6

Each year, in accordance with the procedures defined by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, undertakings must send the Autorité a detailed annual report on their operations and any s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-10

For the application of this book in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-12, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13 and L. 754-2 are not applicable;2° References to the first president of the court of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-15

The declaration of candidacy of a professional employers' organisation wishing to have its representativeness established at national and multi-professional level pursuant to article L. 2152-2 must be…

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