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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-62

If the legal entity governed by public law continues to employ an employee of a temporary employment agency after the end of his assignment without having concluded a contract with him or without a ne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-14

No research may be carried out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without their consent expressed during their lifetime or through the testimony of their family. However, if the deceased p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-13

…study is unrelated to their pathological condition. However, the personal data protection committee may decide in other cases, taking into account the risks and constraints involved in performance stu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-1

The examination of constitutional genetic characteristics consists of analysing the genetic characteristics of a person inherited or acquired at an early stage of prenatal development. This examinatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-16-1

…ermine the necessary measures or to verify them, the representative of the State in the département may, in the event of a serious health hazard, suspend access to and the carrying out of any activity…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal expenses insurance.

Article L127-1

A legal expenses insurance transaction is any transaction consisting, in return for the payment of a pre-agreed premium or contribution, of covering the costs of proceedings or providing services aris…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-22-1

…made prior to notification of the suspension or cancellation. In the event of a claim, the insurer may, by means of an express clause contained in the documentary endorsement, set off against these b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The obligation to insure - The Central Tariff Office.

Article L212-3

…ed no longer to be operating in accordance with the regulations in force. Depending on the case, it may be liable either to the withdrawal of the authorisations provided for in articles L. 321-1, L. 3…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-9

…contracts taken out by persons subject to compulsory liability or damage insurance under this Title may, for building work intended for use other than as a dwelling, include ceilings on cover.A decree…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-7

…cle L. 310-1-1 and in 1° of I of Article L. 310-2 of this Code and constituted as sociétés anonymes may fill the vacant seats under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-17 of the French Commercial…

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