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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…nsaction which are carried out within the European Union.V. - With the exception of Articles L. 133-16, L. 133-17, L. 133-41 and L. 133-44, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to services prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-5

I.-Pursuant to III of Article 16-10 of the Civil Code, the examination of a person's genetic characteristics for scientific research purposes may be carried out using elements of that person's body ta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…tion for which it is responsible under articles L. 1142-15, L. 1142-18, L. 1142-24-7 and L. 1142-24-16. The Office is also responsible for compensating damage directly attributable to compulsory vacci…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-18

…/her beneficiaries, specifying the policy number. 2. The provisions of articles R. 421-13 to R. 421-16 apply to compensation for damage to property. 3. The guarantee fund does not cover property damag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-2

…corded in a report, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 450-2. IV. - Before any decision is taken, the administration informs the accused person in writing of the sanction envisage…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L811-2

…meets the conditions defined in 1° to 4° of Article L. 811-5. It shall give special reasons for its decision with regard to this particular experience or qualification. The persons referred to in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-2

…irements imposed by this code or, where applicable, by Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014 ; 2° Prohibition, for a period not exceeding three years, from exercising administrati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-2

…efault, as well as the procedures for adjusting and calculating such compensation and charges;> and 16° A warning of the consequences of a default by the borrower; 17° The existence of the right of wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-2

…ervices, responsible for carrying out functional or operational tasks, including the examination of decisions taken by mayors on behalf of the municipality or the State, with the exception of the task…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775

…ord of the criminal records applicable to the same person, excluding those concerning the following decisions: 1° Convictions, convictions with an exemption from sentence or an exemption from educatio…

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