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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Maintenance of residential premises

Article R1331-45

All necessary measures are taken to prevent the proliferation of animals that are a nuisance to human health, in particular bedbugs, in residential premises and, if necessary and as a matter of urgenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Use of residential premises

Article R1331-42

It is forbidden to keep and maintain inside residential premises, including their outbuildings, animals of any species which, due to their number, behaviour or state of health, are likely to have nega…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Use of residential premises

Article R1331-41

No objects or rubbish shall be thrown outside residential premises or in the vicinity thereof.The storage or accumulation of rubbish, objects or various substances likely to cause an unhealthy environ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Maintenance of residential premises

Article R1331-44

All walls, equipment, pipes, gutters and joinery are checked for leaks, and cellar and attic ventilation is ensured at all times. The causes of damp and mould are identified and remedied as quickly as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Use of residential premises

Article R1331-40

No permanent obstacle is created to the penetration of air, light and solar radiation into residential premises. To this end, trees near windows must be pruned to protect against excessive external he…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-4

Pursuant to the sixth paragraph of Article L. 355-1, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-4

For the application of this book in French Guiana:1° References to the department and the departmental council are respectively replaced by references to the collectivity of French Guiana and the asse…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-4

By way of derogation from the provisions of the Commercial Code relating to parent company financial statements, insurance undertakings shall set up a subsidiary accounting system for the commitments…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Securities admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-4

Until the forced sale is carried out, the debtor may indicate to the garnishee the order in which the securities are to be sold. If the debtor fails to do so, their choice may not be challenged.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to global contracts involving design services for a building project

Article D2171-4

…2° Project studies;3° Execution studies;4° Supervision of the execution of the works;5° Assistance to the project owner during the acceptance procedures and during the period of the guarantee of perf…

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