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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-13

Accident victims or their rightful claimants must send their claims for compensation to the guarantee fund by registered letter or by electronic registered mail, return receipt requested. In support o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Means of communication and exchange of information

Article R3122-13

The means of communication used may not have the effect of restricting the access of economic operators to the procedure for awarding the concession contract.The transmission, exchange and storage of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-13

In the inter-company occupational health and prevention service, a medico-technical committee is responsible for formulating proposals relating to the service's priorities and to the multi-disciplinar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-13

Insurance policies must not provide for an excess payable by the insured of more than 10% of the compensation due, subject to a limit of €8,000 per creditor. The excess is not enforceable against the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-139

Without prejudice to the provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 228-91, when a company carries out a capital increase by capitalising reserves, profits or share premium and distributing bonus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-137

For the application, in accordance with article L. 225-181, the provisions of 3° of article L. 228-99 in order to protect the interests of beneficiaries of stock options, article R. 228-91 is applicab…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Measures prior to placement under electronic surveillance

Article R57-13

When an application for home detention under electronic surveillance is made to the investigating judge, the liberty and custody judge or the sentence enforcement judge, or when he or she is consideri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-13

The declarations and transmissions of information provided for in articles R. 1340-10 to R. 1340-12 and the use of this data are carried out in compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1340-6 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-13

Where the employee has not spent a full year with the same company, the ceilings provided for in articles D. 3324-10 and D. 3324-12 are calculated in proportion to the length of time the employee has…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Members and departments of the High Council

Article R821-13

In addition to the remuneration fixed by contract with the High Council, the Director General receives a lump-sum expense allowance set by order of the Minister of Justice.

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