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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Principles for making health data available

Article L1460-1

Personal health data intended for public services or establishments of the State or local authorities, health professionals or social security bodies may be processed in the public interest, in compli…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-7

Insurance in the event of death is void if the insured voluntarily commits suicide during the first year of the contract.Insurance in the event of death must cover the risk of suicide from the second…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-52

No later than the third working day following the declaration of the higher bid, the higher bidder shall denounce it by bailiff's deed or by notification between lawyers to the pursuing creditor, the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-15

At the orientation hearing, the enforcement judge, after hearing the parties present or represented, verifies that the conditions of articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-17

Where the purchaser lays down requirements relating to subcontracts, it may in particular request, in the notice of invitation to tender, that the tenderer's offer include: 1° An indication of the par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-12

Sanctions are determined taking into account: 1° The seriousness and duration of the misconduct or breach complained of; 2° The quality and degree of involvement of the person concerned; 3° The situat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-17-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by which, pursuant to Article R. 713-11, the judgment is notified to the lessor, informs the latter that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-22

The Board may only validly deliberate when, in addition to the Chairman or one of the Vice-Chairmen, two of the members mentioned in 1° to 6° of article L. 1212-1 and two of the members mentioned in 7…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Individuals

Article R121-1

It is allocated to personality investigators and judicial controllers, authorised natural persons: 1° For the verification of the material, family or social situation of persons who are the subject of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provision of cash as part of a payment transaction

Article R112-7

When providing the service referred to in I of Article L. 112-14, the following is punishable by a fifth-class fine 1° Provide cash against payment by means of a payment instrument included in the lis…

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