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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-46

A drawee who has refused payment of all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds must draw up a certificate of rejection of the cheque for the payee. This certificate states that the drawer is…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D527-4

…by his lawyer. This committee may consult the information contained in the sentenced person's individual file referred to in Article L. 214-1 of the Penitentiary Code. According to the decision of its…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-4

During the term of the contract, the insurer may, for contracts which so provide, substitute a unit of account referred to in 2° of article R. 131-1 for units of account of a comparable nature if the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-4

Where the sums that cannot be seized come from claims that fall due periodically, such as remuneration from work, retirement pensions, sums paid by way of family allowances or unemployment benefit, th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-46

…ent in this area;3° The recovery or disposal of the demolition or dismantling waste in the channels duly authorised for this purpose.These operations must be completed within eighteen months of their…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions

Article R5211-4

…assembles, packages, processes, refurbishes or labels medical devices, or assigns prefabricated products the purpose of being used as medical devices, with a view to placing them on the market under…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assistant pharmacists in pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5124-40

…rage tanks or premises referred to in Article R. 5124-7; 3° Batch tracking, complaints handling, product withdrawals and returns.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-4

The specific information statement referred to in article L. 132-22 is provided to the contracting party in the year preceding the date of expiry of the contract and no later than one month before tha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-48

Unless expressly exempted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, an insurance undertaking may only use forward financial instruments in the cases provided for in Articles R. 332-45,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article R615-4

…for their opinions, in the areas of activity in which they are involved. In the performance of its duties, the Commission shall cooperate with its foreign counterparts.

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