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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-28

The person responsible or his successor for a nuclear activity or a past or present professional activity likely to cause, directly or indirectly, exposure of persons to ionising radiation or to emiss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-2

When the existence of degraded coatings containing lead in concentrations above the thresholds defined by order of the ministers responsible for health and construction is noted, following either the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-23

Subject to the provisions of article L. 173-24, the injured third party has a direct right of action against the insurer covering the civil liability of the person liable.The insurer may not pay to a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-28

…ately available to ensure the repatriation of passengers under the conditions set out in article R. 211-31. For the application of the provisions of this article, credit institutions established in th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-22

If one of the full members is unable to carry out his duties for any reason whatsoever, he is replaced, for the remainder of his term of office, in the order in which he appears on the list, by the fi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-2

Unless it occurs less than three months before the expiry of the term of office, any vacancy, for whatever reason, or loss of the capacity in respect of which the members of the Commission were appoin…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2395-2

…of the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2341-1 to L. 2341-3 and L. 2341-5, he shall inform the purchaser of this change in situation without…

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

Article L314-24

Creditors and credit intermediaries shall ensure that the staff under their authority possess and keep up to date appropriate knowledge and skills concerning the preparation, offer and granting of cre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 242 bis

A company, regardless of its place of establishment, which, in its capacity as a platform operator, puts people in contact electronically with a view to the sale of a good, the provision of a service…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: CONDITIONS OF RECEPTION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L553-2

A decree defines the scale of the asylum seeker's allowance, taking into account the resources of the person concerned, the method of accommodation and, where applicable, the services offered by the p…

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