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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-4-1

…ntribution from policyholders is based on all net premiums or contributions that they pay to insurance companies for insurance against civil liability risks resulting from accidents caused by motor la…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4-1

…ponsible for the economy, after consultation with the Chairman of the aforementioned body, or, if necessary, dismissed. The Minister for the Economy appoints a representative to the body referred to i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4-1

…e physiotherapist or without being covered by article L. 4321-11 ; 2° Any person holding a diploma, certificate, authorisation to practise or any other qualification as a masseur-physiotherapist who p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article R15-41-3

…ion was conducted informs the owner of the property, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the procedures for returning the proceeds of the sale. Within six months of this notificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-4-1

…training referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 3332-1-1, the approved body will issue a certificate, known as an "operating licence", to the persons who have taken it, in accordance with a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R*421-74

…owners must enclose the following documents and information with their claim for compensation:1. A certified copy of the deed of transfer by which they acquired the damaged property, accompanied by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-4

Except in the case of cessation of activity, any amending declaration relating to the information in 1°, 3° or 4° of article A. 123-80-3 will result in the issue of a new card, after the card that has…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-1

…o in 1° which is missing only components for connection to the site of use or for connection to sources of power and movement; 3° An assembly mentioned in 1° and 2°, ready to be installed and which ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-4-1

I. - Credit institutions authorised in France adhere to the deposit guarantee and resolution fund under the deposit guarantee mechanism.The deposit guarantee covers, up to a maximum limit, funds held…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-4

…lier trade mark relied upon had acquired a sufficiently distinctive character to justify the existence of a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public; 3° An application for a declaration of in…

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