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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-14

…all the obligations which the insured had towards the insurer by virtue of the contract.The insurer may, however, cancel the contract within one month of receiving notification of the alienation or ch…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-14

In the light of the opinion issued by the Commission nationale d'expertise, the ministers responsible for the environment and the economy respectively either reject the claim for compensation in a joi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-14

Any draft or proposed deliberation of the Assembly of French Guyana that has consequences for the environment or the living environment or concerns the identity of the Amerindian and Bushinenge popula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-14

…more than one quarter of the capital of a société d'exercice libéral mentioned in article R. 4381-8 may be held by one or more persons who do not meet the conditions of the first paragraph or of 1° an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions and shareholdings

Article L763-14

…ht-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 466-1Law no. 2016 1691 of 9 December 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions and shareholdings

Article L762-14

…ht-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 466-1Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions and shareholdings

Article L764-14

…ht-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 466-1Law no. 2016 1691 of 9 December 2016

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-14

…s set by an order of the Minister of Health. This order also sets out the cases in which the doctor may, in the interest of the recipient, proceed with the transplant or the use of human body products…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-14

…often as the smooth running of the institution requires and at least three times a year. A meeting may be convened at the request of one of the supervisory ministers or at least half of the members o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-1

…il of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure. Where Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the rec…

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