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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

…artial repayment of the amount outstanding under a credit agreement referred to in 1° of article L. 313-1 of the Consumer Code, or the payment of all or part of the instalments on the said loan, the i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-1

Where there is only one creditor meeting the conditions set out in article L. 331-1, that creditor shall send a request for payment of its claim by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-5

By way of derogation from Article L. 4111-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-2

…o result in the imposition of a sanction, the adoption of a measure provided for in Articles L. 612-31 to L. 612-33 as well as the imposition of a specific capital requirement pursuant to Article L. 5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1607 bis

…land institution has been extended, the proceeds of the tax shall be determined and notified before 31 March of the same year.For each establishment, the sum of the proceeds of the tax, the amount men…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal from the lists and prohibition on inclusion on the lists

Article R221-15

…rmance project or when they have not undergone the medical surveillance provided for in article L. 231-6.II. - When the request for withdrawal is made by the athlete, the Minister responsible for spor…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

…open for less than eight hours from 1st April to 30th September and seven hours from 1st October to 31st March, except in the case of customs annexes whose opening hours may be limited to certain days…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-32-1

…responsible for the economy and the budget. The information contained in this statement is that at 31 December of the year.The Autorité des marchés financiers shall forward the information referred t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-32

…n the management body concerned has been determined under the conditions set out in Article L. 2353-31, the European Company Committee shall ensure that they are allocated in proportion to the number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-9

…erogatives defined in articles L. 4241-1 and L. 4243-1. The "brevet de préparateur" obtained before 31st December 1985, by persons preparing on 1st January 1978 the said "brevet" and by those who bega…

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