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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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-7

…subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Financial provisions relating to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-14

Committee members and rapporteurs are reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the regulations applicable to civil servants. Only missions carried out at the request of the Ch…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-8

Any application for international registration or for registration subsequent to such registration submitted, under the Madrid Agreement of 14 April 1891 and the Madrid Protocol of 27 June 1989, for t…

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

Article R414-5

…curity features and biometric elements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Authorisation of establishments

Article R1261-25

Any training, research or health establishment which receives corpses for the purposes of medical teaching and research shall hold an authorisation issued by the ministers responsible for the establis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved publication systems

Article D549-4

The information made public by a publication system approved in accordance with Article L. 549-11 shall include at least the following items: 1° The identifier identifying the financial instrument; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3233-1

…e fine is applied as many times as there are employees paid under illegal conditions. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code. In the ev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-2

…rd of the provisions of article L. 3162-3, is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth class offences, imposed as many times as there are employees concerned by the offence. Employing a young worker…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-26

…the purposes of medically assisted procreation shall ensure that they have been obtained in accordance with the principles mentioned in article L. 2141-11-1 and applicable to such donations.Health est…

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