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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-2-1

Where the victim of the acts has made a claim for damages or restitution in the course of the police investigation as a civil party in accordance with the second paragraph of article 420-1, the Presid…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-4

…vided for inArticle 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling and games of chance sector; 2° To the company holding the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-4-2

…inform the company concerned without delay, before the start of the service, of the breach observed and order it to put an end to the breach by paying the sums due. If the breach is not remedied befor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-4

…up by the competent state authority. Voters are registered in two colleges, a "managerial" college and a "non-managerial" college, on the basis of information relating to membership of a supplementar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-4

…out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle, and will, if necessary, arrange for an expert opinion to be drawn up, without being bound by profess…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Solvency Capital Requirement

Article L352-4-1

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R*124-4

The ceiling applicable to cover triggered during the subsequent period referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 is the same for the entire period, without prejudice to the ot…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-48-1

…borrower is only required to repay the capital in accordance with the scheduled repayment schedule and, where applicable, to pay the interest for which the lender has not been deprived. Amounts recei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses.

Article L2123-18-4

When mayors and deputy mayors use the universal employment-service cheque provided for by Article L. 1271-1 of the Labour Code to ensure the remuneration of employees or approved associations or compa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-4

The mandate with posthumous effect is subject to the provisions of articles 1984 to 2010 which are not incompatible with the provisions of this section.

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