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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-27

…aximum period of ten years after 1 January 2016, if these items: a) Were issued before 18 January 2015 ; b) At 31 December 2015, could be used in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IV of Title…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-23

If they are unable to attend, the members of the committee referred to in Article L. 2531-12 may be represented. The presidents of the regional council and the departmental councils are replaced by a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-24

When it terminates the mediation, the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority shall notify its decision by any means giving a date certain of the receipt of this notification to the platform,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-3

…body mentioned in article L. 424-1 and to the national insurance bureau mentioned in article L. 421-15.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-7

…cle 495-18, the methods of payment of the deposit except in the cases provided for by article D. 45-15, as well as the penalties set out in articles 226-10 and 441-1 of the Penal Code. On pain of inad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Therapeutic use protocol and data collection

Article R5121-70

…y to dispense it, as well as to the regional pharmacovigilance centres mentioned in article R. 5121-158 and to the poison control centres mentioned in article L. 6141-4, by the holder of the exploitat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article A211-6

As regards the supporting document provided for in Article R. 211-15, the following must be indicated under the vehicle's characteristics: 1° In all cases, the type and make of the vehicle ; 2° In the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-11

…e accused, to use the procedure of appearance on prior recognition of guilt pursuant to Article 495-15, it shall inform the president of the criminal court before which the case had been heard. This d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458 bis

…ional aid for specialist and independent press distributors, in the version in force on 29 December 2013, are exempt from business property tax.II. - To benefit from the exemption provided for in I, a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS TO THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article L7331-3

…creation of the territorial authorities of French Guiana and Martinique constituted pursuant to loi n° 2011-884 du 27 juillet 2011 relative aux collectivités territoriales de Guyane et de Martinique e…

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