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Showing 25812590 of 35571 articles for Art. CA Amiens 27 March 1968 · Cass. com. 8 October 1991 · Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · Cass. com. 11 January 2000 · CA Paris 17 January 2008 · Cass. com. 26 February 1979 · CA Paris 24 September 1991 · Cass. com. 26 October 1999

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-27

…nts, means and measures for the protection of workers' health from ionising radiation taken in application of this chapter and chapter VII of this title concern the collective protection measures incu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-27

All information, including advertising, relating to a life insurance contract or capitalisation contract shall be accurate, clear and not misleading. Advertising shall be clearly identified as such.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-27

In liability insurance, the insurer is only liable if, following an event provided for in the contract, an out-of-court or legal claim is made against the insured by the injured third party.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article L172-27

Surrender may be neither partial nor conditional.It transfers the rights of the insured on the insured objects to the insurer, subject to payment by the insured of the full insured sum, and the effect…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Penalties.

Article L211-27

…compound fines and fines imposed for breach of the insurance obligation provided for in article L. 211-1, including fines which a pardon would have replaced imprisonment, are subject to a surcharge of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-27

The Resolution Board may recover sums corresponding to the amount of any justified expenses incurred for the implementation of one or more resolution measures. These expenses must have been reasonable…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-27

…registration in an account;The validity of this act is governed by French law if the property is located within the territory of the French Republic or if the register or account is kept under its au…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L322-27

…e Fishing Code. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the terms and conditions for the application of this article and shall define the operations referred to in article L. 310-1 which they ma…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Cross-country skiing and non-motorised snow sports other than downhill skiing

Article L342-27

…posal of the departmental council(s) or regional council concerned.The associations created in application of the first paragraph may form a national association in order to coordinate their activitie…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to conveyor belts.

Article R342-27

The articles…

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