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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Whole-body insurance.

Article L174-2

The insurer does not cover loss or damage if the boat undertakes the trip in a condition that makes it unseaworthy or insufficiently armed or equipped. Similarly, it does not cover loss or damage resu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-27

For the application of Chapter II and III of this title, where the creditor wishes to make available or provide information and documents on a durable medium other than paper, the creditor shall first…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-28

Unless this is incompatible with the nature of the distance contract concluded or the financial service provided, the borrower may, immediately and at any time during the credit transaction, object by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-29

Where the lender provides the borrower with information and documents via a secure personal space on the internet, the lender shall make the borrower aware of the existence and availability of such in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: HOLDING IN CUSTODY BY THE JUDGE FOR FREEDOMS AND DETENTION

Article L742-2

The foreign national is kept at the disposal of the courts, under conditions set by the public prosecutor, for the time strictly necessary for the hearing to take place and for the order to be made..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-2

…due to the creditor are, in general, for the loss he has made and the gain of which he has been deprived, subject to the exceptions and modifications below.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-2

…e order by which the investigating judge relinquishes jurisdiction shall not take effect until the five-day period provided for in Article 628-6 has elapsed; where an appeal is lodged pursuant to that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-22

The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities is chaired for two and a half years by one of its members, chosen alternately from the employers' and employees' colleges. The Chai…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-26

…in charge of the first chairmanship of the Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities mentioned in article A. 142-22 . The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected simultaneously b…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-24

A sub-committee of the Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation is responsible for dealing with issues relating to the entertainment industry. It is made up of :…

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