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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R224-6-1

…Articles L. 132-9-6 of the French Insurance Code, L. 223-10-5 of the French Mutual Code and L. 312-21-1 apply to unliquidated contracts, regardless of when they were opened, relating to the following…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article D721-24

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-22 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the account and safe-deposit box holders:1° For natural persons, their surname, first names, date and pl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-19

In the areas referred to in article L. 3132-24, either a collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, a collective agreement at branch level, or an agreement concluded at t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2172-2

…unt equal to or greater than the formal procedure thresholds are negotiated, pursuant to article R. 2122-6, with the winner or winners of a restricted competition organised under the conditions of art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-300

…L. 631-16 and in the event of implementation of the plan recorded in application of Articles L. 631-21 and L. 626-28; 3° Judgements handed down in respect of judicial liquidation in the event of closu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7

…itional remuneration shall be submitted to the conciliation commission instituted by article L. 615-21 or to the judicial court. 2. All other inventions belong to the employee. However, where an inven…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°-0 bis: Priority urban policy districts

Article 1383 C ter

…ies located in the priority urban policy neighbourhoods defined in article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion are exempt from property tax on built p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45

…contravenes the instructions provided by the technical organiser in accordance with article R. 331-21 and who implements the safety measures laid down pursuant to article R. 331-26 is liable to a fou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-1

…re sent to his home address. However, in the case of a traffic offence or an offence under Article R211-21-5 of the Insurance Code, these documents are left on the vehicle or, if this is not possible,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…opox viruses, including smallpox; 19. Native malaria; 20. Imported malaria in overseas departments; 21. Plague; 22. Poliomyelitis; 23. Rabies; 24. Measles; 25. Rubella; 26. Native urogenital schistoso…

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