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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Fire insurance policies taken out by deceased persons - Notice to be given by insurers

Article 805

Insurance companies and all other French and foreign insurers who have insured jewellery, gems, objets d'art or collectors' items against theft or fire under a contract or agreement in force at the ti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-3

…de la Martinique, de la Guadeloupe, de Saint-Barthélemy, de Saint-Martin, de la Guyane et de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon" are replaced by the words: "Wallis and Futuna".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Regional courts for secure detention

Article A37-35

…Nancy Paris Bourges, Paris, Orleans, Versailles, Nouméa, Papeete, Saint-Denis-de-la-Réunion, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Rennes Angers, Caen, Poitiers, Rennes Fort-de-France Basse-Terre, Cayenne, Fort-d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

I. - Agricultural businesses benefit from a tax credit in respect of each of the years 2011 to 2025 during which at least 40% of their revenue comes from activities mentioned in Article 63 under the o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…ning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway; 5° Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the rights of passengers i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

…ch are not wholesale energy products, within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 concerning the integrity and t…

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

Article R312-10

…o the different balances due set at different borrowing rates for the purposes of repayment. In the case of overdrafts, the amount and duration of the authorisation to be repaid by the borrower are in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Distribution and transfer of shares in central insurance companies.

Article L322-22

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 322-13, shares in central insurance companies may : a) Either be distributed free of charge to members of staff of national insurance undertakings ; b) or be so…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-14

…time equivalent to the legal working time for the professions and jobs mentioned in article L. 3121-13. This agreement determines the remuneration for periods of inactivity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Disputes (R).

Article D2122-2

The five-day period within which, in accordance with article L. 2122-13, the election of the mayor and deputy mayors may be declared null and void from twenty-four hours after the election.

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