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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-51

…o has been the subject of a transfer provided for in 3° or 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-35 or Article L. 311-41 and the acquirer to exchange information or provide assistance to each other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

…ges of the proceedings is sufficiently guaranteed in the light of the principles set out in article 59 of the Convention relating to the Statute of the International Criminal Court signed in Rome on 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-5

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 521-3, failure to comply with the prohibition imposed by article L. 521-2 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-5

…assigned a national registration number. Subject to the provisions of articles L. 614-4 and L. 614-5, notice of the conversion shall be published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Right of communication

Article R811-5

…declared by the applicant;3° For social security bodies and the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 of the Labour Code: the address declared by the applicant, the composition of his/her househo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-51

…y non-uniform; 3° The layer of surface water that is continuously removed or replenished represents 50% of the water renewal flow rate; 4° The beaches adjacent to the artificial bathing area are desig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-58

…ng out the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction in his State of establishment;5° Deleted;6° Indication of the date and place of the planned sale and the identity and qualificatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority

Article D3345-5

The depositories of the agreements and regulations mentioned in Article D. 2231-5 are the Departmental Directors of Employment, Labour and Solidarity, the Departmental Directors of Employment, Labour,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-56

…de prévoyance, dans les conditions prévues à l'article L. 631-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 5° Les personnes ou services visés au II de l'article L. 612-17 du code monétaire et financier, dans…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-5

…eclaration relating to the employment obligation, the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or in article L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code shall…

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