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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-27-2

…ing any stipulation to the contrary. Caisse des dépôts et consignations will return the sums in the form of a capital sum. Insurance undertakings, provident institutions and associations shall provide…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-2 (art. A312-3)

…312-3 RELATING TO THE APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR SPORTS VENUES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Item 1 The general information file specifies or contains : the identity, position and address of the applicant, manager…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-4

…etings of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, are bound by discretion with regard to information of a confidential nature and given as such by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R221-3

INFORMATIONS CONCERNING THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF WITHDRAWALRight of withdrawalYou have the right to withdraw from this contract without giving any reason within a period of fourteen days.The withd…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-2

…that prevents them from reading, authors and other authorised entities with the list and available formats of adapted documents available to them, as well as the name and contact details of authorise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-9

I.-Territorial authorities or their groupings may grant aid to veterinarians who contribute to the protection of public health and ensure the continuity and permanence of care for farm animals. To thi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

…e of the spouses has a clear hold over his or her spouse, to meet with a family mediator who will inform them of the purpose and progress of the mediation ;3° To rule on the terms of the spouses' sepa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 64-1

Hearings of persons held in police custody for a crime, carried out on the premises of a police or gendarmerie service or unit carrying out a judicial police mission, shall be subject to audiovisual r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 85

…party complaint is only admissible if the person can prove either that the public prosecutor has informed him or her, following a complaint lodged with him or her or with a criminal investigation dep…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-1

…that data seized or obtained in the course of the investigation or enquiry has been subject to transformation operations preventing access to or understanding of the unencrypted information contained…

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