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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-13

The following may not be invoked against victims or their dependants:1° The excess provided for in Article L. 121-1 ; 2° Forfeitures, with the exception of the regular suspension of cover for non-paym…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Additional penalties

Article L823-7

…th the terms of article 131-38 of the Criminal Code, the penalties provided for in 1° to 5°, 8° and 9° of article 131-39 of the same code.The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the Cri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-14

The draft plan is drawn up by the region in consultation with the metropolises, the Lyon metropolis and the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status. It is the su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article A421-10

The operations of the guarantee fund relating to the assumption of responsibility for the losses referred to in article L. 242-1, in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from an insurance unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3323-2

The profit-sharing agreement may provide for the allocation of sums constituting the special profit-sharing reserve: 1° To accounts opened in the name of the interested parties in application of an em…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Infringements of the rules relating to occupational medicine.

Article L4745-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4621-1 to L. 4624-9 and L. 4644-1 and the regulations made for their application is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence within three years…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Exam presentation and preparation.

Article L6222-35

The apprentice is entitled to an additional five working days' leave to prepare directly for the tests. The apprentice must attend the special lessons given in the apprentice training centre if the ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R227-1-1

Where the articles of association provide for the register of decisions referred to in Article L. 227-9 to be kept and the minutes to be drawn up in electronic form without specifying the procedures,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Abstentions, impediments and challenges

Article R4234-23

I.-A member of the court who considers that there are grounds for disqualification in his or her person or who conscientiously considers that he or she should abstain shall be replaced by another memb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-6

…lar aberrometry ; 8° Photograph of the anterior segment of the eye and the oculo-palpebral surface; 9° Photograph of both eyes in different gaze positions. The results are interpreted by an ophthalmol…

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