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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-25

…utual insurance companies of shipowners, which insure only risks classified under classes 6, 12 and 17 mentioned in Article R. 321-1 or under class 17 mentioned in Article R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Milk products, colostrum and milk or non-milk fats

Article R412-28

…thin CN code 0401" of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013, as amended, on the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

…e Commission as meeting the adequacy criteria mentioned in Article 47(3) of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Directive 2014/56/EU. These…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

Article 2493 is applicable under the conditions set out in Article 17-2. However, articles 21-7 and 21-11 are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: General provisions

Article R4226-6

…d out in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4215-3 to R. 4215-13, R. 4215-16 and R. 4215-17 relating to the design of electrical installations. The provisions of articles R. 4215-14 to R. 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-10

Under the conditions set out in II of article L. 3131-17, the State representative may, by means of a reasoned order, take any individual measure to combat the international spread of disease, in part…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-15

…ure. The standard regulations and special regulations provided for in articles L. 522-13 and L. 522-17 specify the obligations of operators with regard to the preservation of deposits. The contract go…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-8

…U status granted by France pursuant to articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-17.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-55

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article 111 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 modififiée relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, l'accès aux données mentionnées à l'articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agents

Article L773-23

…olumn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 523-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 523-2, with the exception of its h) Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L.…

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