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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Downstream.

Article L511-21

The payment of a bill of exchange may be guaranteed for all or part of its amount by an aval. This guarantee is provided by a third party or even by a signatory of the bill. The aval is given either o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-22-4

Investment firms providing the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 (4) are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 533-22 and L. 533-22-1 in the same way as the portfolio management c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-9

…of Public Finances and after receiving the assent of the committee referred to in Article R. 15-33-29-5.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-13

The insured risks remain covered, even in the event of fault on the part of the insured or his land agents, unless the insurer establishes that the damage is due to a lack of reasonable care on the pa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other written documents

Article 1378-1

Domestic registers and papers are not evidence in favour of the person who wrote them.They are evidence against him:1° In all cases where they formally state a payment received;2° When they contain th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-13

An agreement between the chairman of the management board of the Fonds national des solidarités actives and Pôle emploi sets out the conditions under which the aide personnalisée de retour à l'emploi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-4

…former employee representative status; 5° His personal or professional postal and e-mail addresses; 6° Telephone number(s), fixed or mobile, business or personal; 7° The activity carried out or the la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

…of article L. 1111-17 as well as article L. 1111-19, the conditions under which certain information may be rendered inaccessible by the holder of the shared medical record in application of the last p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-21

…ablishments and audits their accounts, under the conditions provided for in Book VI of Part One. It may, in addition, carry out audits at the reasoned request of either the representative of the State…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and hygiene measures to control insect vectors

Article R1331-13

I.-Under article R. 3114-9, II, 2°, the mayor, as part of his responsibilities for health and hygiene, acts to prevent the establishment and development of insect vectors within his municipality. II -…

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