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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-3-1

The Tourist Office may set up one or more permanent or non-permanent offices, which may be responsible for providing tourist information.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-36-1

The distraining creditor who arranges for the removal of the assets with a view to their forced sale informs the creditors holding a published security interest in the same assets by registered letter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-3

When a territorial authority, a public establishment or a grouping has obtained the benefit of the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund in respect of a capital asset and this asset is used for the purpos…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 62-3

Police custody is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the liberty and custody judge provided for in articles 63-4-2 and 706-88 to 706-8…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-3

On completion of the operations or as soon as it appears that such operations are technically impossible or on expiry of the prescribed time limit or on receipt of the stop order from the public prose…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-3

The policyholder may only exclude a member from the group insurance contract if the relationship between them is broken or if the member ceases to pay the premium.Exclusion may only take place at the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L311-3

In carrying out the duties referred to in 4° of II of Article L. 612-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and performed for the insurance sector, the supervisory board and the resolution board of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-3

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the consolidated or combined accounts referred to in Article L. 345-2 are drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by Articles L. 233-16, L. 233-17-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4112-3

The Conseil départemental de l'ordre will decide on the application for inclusion on the roll within a maximum of three months from receipt of the application, accompanied by a complete file.The proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L4001-3

I.-A healthcare professional who decides to use, for an act of prevention, diagnosis or treatment, a medical device involving algorithmic data processing learned from massive data must ensure that the…

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