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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-2-1

…ating to access to credit and loan insurance; 3° The conditions under which an applicant for a loan may, during a specified period, take advantage of an offer of insurance, including for a property ot…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…of cover triggered by the claim referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 may not be less than ten years where the insured natural or legal person :I.- Exercises one of the f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L2621-1

…ences to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose;8° (abrogated)8° bis In Article L. 2192-1, the word "transmit" is replaced by the words "may transmit";9° Article L. 2195-5 is deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

…olio management company authorised to provide the investment services referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Article L. 321-1.A member of a trading venue is a member of a regulated market or a multilatera…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6 : Tax paid by electronic payment

Article 1681 septies

…id by remote payment, by the taxpayers defined in the second to tenth paragraphs of I of article 1649 quater B quater ;2 Payment by teleregulation, of property taxes on built-up and unbuilt properties…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Land

Article L4424-26-2

…rovisions relating to the transparency of the property transactions of these authorities.The Office may exercise, for the performance of its tasks and by delegation from their holders, the rights of p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L5151-2

…t least sixteen years old but do not fall into the situations mentioned in 1° to 3° of this article may open a personal activity account in order to benefit from the citizen commitment account and to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-16

…ecorded in accordance with article L. 1312-1 and punished in accordance with article R. 1312-14. It may also, depending on the nature of the rules disregarded, their importance or their accumulation,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-57

…e minimum floor area of rooms, excluding sanitary facilities, is :-7 square metres for one person ;-9 square metres for two people-14 square metres for three people-18 square metres for four people. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article R711-44

…rs of trade and craft trades, provided for in particular as part of the action plan provided for in 9° of article L. 711-8. It may also provide for joint actions and pooling with other types of establ…

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