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

Article L141-1

A group insurance contract is a contract taken out by a legal entity or a company director with a view to enrolling a group of people who meet the conditions defined in the contract, to cover risks de…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R141-1

The delivery of the writ of execution to the bailiff is equivalent to a power of attorney for any execution for which no special power of attorney is required. The bailiff shall be given an address fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L141-1

In local authorities covered by article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the event of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L141-1

No enforcement measure may be carried out on a Sunday or public holiday unless authorised by the judge in case of necessity. No enforcement measure may be commenced before six o'clock in the morning o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-8

Associations are represented by a Chairman elected by their Board of Directors, under the conditions defined by the Articles of Association. The members of this board are elected by the general meetin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-7

The association's articles of association specify the procedures for obtaining or consulting the minutes of the general meeting.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-31

The traineeship is the subject of an assessment report, the model for which is laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The report is sent without delay to the Conseil national de l'ordre des sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Participatory finance service providers

Article D773-31

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Participatory finance service providers

Article D774-31

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-31

I.-For the application of article D. 4425-30: a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the Corsican local authority, as it r…

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