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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14-1

The provisions of article R. 211-14 do not apply to drivers of vehicles normally based, within the meaning of article L. 211-4 , in the territory of a State other than France or Monaco, as referred to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-10

In order to receive assistance from the compensation fund, the delegated production company must complete and submit, electronically by 31 May 2023 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre nationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-7

…e Transport Code; 3° Aircraft, in the cases and conditions provided for by the Civil Aviation Code; 4° Inland waterway vessels with a tonnage of twenty tonnes or more, in the cases and conditions prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L613-1

…appointed for a minimum of three years;3° Be remunerated regardless of the outcome of the mediation;4° Not be in a conflict of interest situation and, if necessary, declare it.The mediator shall be en…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Other obligations

Article 868

…ation. Each article in the register contains: 1° Its number; 2° The date of the act; 3° Its nature; 4° The surnames and forenames of the parties and their domicile. Each deed entered in this register…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of liens

Article 2332-3

…en of the conservator, where the costs of conservation are prior to the creation of the other liens;4° The lien of the seller of movable property;5° The lien of the lessor of immovable property, who w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-14

Daily bad weather allowances do not constitute pay and therefore do not give rise to the payment of social security contributions, with the exception of those relating to the application of legislatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-18

…ve and his or her alternate of different genders by order of the Minister in charge of State Reform;4° Two representatives and their alternates by order of the Minister in charge of the Budget, ensuri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D13

…ants, detention warrants, arrest warrants and committal orders; 3° Sentencing orders and judgments; 4° Judicial restraints. The judicial police officers listed in articles 20 and 21 do not, under any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R546-5

For the purpose of verifying the good repute conditions referred to in articles L. 519-3-3, L. 541-2, L. 541-7 and article L. 548-4, the body referred to in I of article R. 546-1 shall request the bul…

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