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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…ostic or care activity carried out in application of measures taken in accordance with articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1. The Office is also responsible, under the conditions defined in sect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article R1453-14

…articular industrial and commercial secrets; 3° Where applicable, in application of article L. 1453-13, information enabling indirect and final beneficiaries who are not signatories to the agreement t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Valuation of assets.

Article A332-7

…holders and reinsured undertakings and on the realisable value of their assets referred to in 1° to 13° of article R. 332-2 and in article R. 332-5 , as well as their forward financial instruments, of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23-1

…t de résolution of the appointment and reappointment of the managers referred to in Articles L. 511-13 and L. 532-2, within a period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The persons mentioned in 1°, a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-10

The credit agreement provided for in Article L. 312-28 is drawn up in characters no smaller than eight-point type. It shall include clearly and legibly, in the order specified below: 1° The identity a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-6

…struction, damage and deterioration punishable by the articles 221-1 à 221-4,222-1 to 222-18, 225-4-13 and 322-1 to 322-13 of the Penal Code, when these acts have been committed because of the victim'…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-16

…R. 221-13, subject to the penalties set out inArticle 314-6 of the French Penal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
TITLE XXXII: PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO OFFENCES RELATING TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEIR MEANS OF DELIVERY

Article 706-167

…and weapons and property related to nuclear materials provided for by 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 1333-9 and articles L. 1333-11, L. 1333-13-1 à L. 1333-13-6 and L. 1333-14 of the Defence Code; 2° O…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

…r wording resulting from Decree no. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017.Articles R. 323-10, R. 324-5, R. 332-13, R. 334-17, R. 334-26, R. 334-28, R. 334-41, R. 334-43 and R. 336-1 are applicable as amended by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Role of the State.

Article L6122-1

…L. 214-13 of the Education Code. In the absence of an agreement, the State may…

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