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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-7

I.-The legal representatives, directors, employees and agents of the associations mentioned in I of Article L. 513-3 of this Code are bound by professional secrecy in the context of the tasks mentione…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L313-2

…t on or not, whether completed or not, whether collective or individual, whether owned or enjoyed ; 3° Deferred credit transactions, governed by the loi n° 52-332 du 24 mars 1952 relative aux entrepri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 786

…° Wards of the State, the Nation or the Republic as well as orphans of a parent who died for France;3° Adoptees who were minors at the time of the adopter's death or adoptees who were minors at the ti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Loan guarantees

Article L3231-4-1

…with the benefit of loans aided by the State or backed in whole or in part by tax-exempt resources;3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Loan guarantees.

Article L4253-2

…th the benefit of loans assisted by the State or backed in whole or in part by tax-exempt resources;3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-7

…y securities mentioned in Chapter II of Title I of Book II or other securities or debt instruments; 3° The admission to trading of new equity securities referred to in Chapter II of Title I of Book II…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5-1

…paragraph of article L. 6222-4 and in order to carry out seasonal activities within the meaning of 3° of article L. 1242-2, two employers may jointly conclude an apprenticeship contract with any pers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-7

…e accompanying under the provisions of Article L. 241-3-2 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime;3° Veterinary medicinal products imported exclusively for animals whose flesh or products are not in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-1

…hose who do not have access to social protection;2° Contribute to the continuity of outpatient care;3° Providing training places, where appropriate at university level, for the medical and paramedical…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

…45-39 ; 2° Book II, with the exception of articles L. 225-219 to L. 225-223, L. 252-1 to L. 252-13; 3° Book III, with the exception of articles L. 310-4, L. 321-1 to L. 321-38, L. 322-7 and L. 322-10…

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