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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 347

Within two months of receiving the response from the Regional Director of Customs or, in the absence of a response, on expiry of the six-month period provided for in the previous article, the taxpayer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-37

The assignment of receivables relating to the financial obligations referred to in article L. 211-36 may be relied on as against third parties upon notification of the assignment to the debtor. The as…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-3

During the term of the current lease and any subsequent renewed lease, and for a period of twelve years from the expiry of the completion period referred to in article L. 311-2, the owner may not clai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-2-1

Doctors in maternal and child protection services work with health centres and health centres to implement the pathway referred to in 7° of article L. 6323-1-1 and in the last paragraph of article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Article L4331-7

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° Where necessary, the professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4331-4 and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-6

The balance sheet value of all securities issued, receivables other than those referred to in article R. 385-11, loans and securities not traded on a regulated market within the meaning of 11° of arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-8

The supporting documents referred to in article L. 312-17 are as follows: 1° Any proof of the borrower's domicile; and 2° Any proof of the borrower's income; and 3° Any proof of the borrower's identit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article A125-1

The insurance contracts referred to in article L. 125-1 (first paragraph) are deemed to contain clauses that comply with those set out in Annex I to this article. The insurance contracts referred to i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-1

The Territorial Council settles the affairs of the collectivity by its deliberations. It rules on all matters on which it is called upon to deliberate by laws and regulations and, generally, on all ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-1

The Territorial Council settles the affairs of the collectivity by its deliberations. It rules on all matters on which it is called upon to deliberate by laws and regulations and, generally, on all ma…

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