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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-3

In the event of insufficient representation of the commitments referred to in 1° of Article L. 134-1, the insurance undertaking shall perfect such representation by contributing assets representing it…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-3

Public authorities and approved service providers may, particularly in the transport sector, grant holiday voucher holders fare reductions and bonuses that vary according to the time of year. Agreemen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Accessibility obligations

Article L314-32

The creditor shall ensure that the information sheets provided for in articles L. 312-12 and L. 313-7 as well as the credit offers and agreements provided for in articles L. 312-13, L. 312-28 and L. 3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget

Article L2312-3

…s with 3,500 inhabitants or more, it includes a functional presentation. The nomenclature by nature and the nomenclature by function, as well as the presentation of budget documents, are set by regula…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-3

The contract specifies the deductions to be made by the insurance undertaking and how they are to be established and collected. The undertaking may deduct only: 1° from premiums paid and amounts trans…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Specific recognition of associations

Article R812-3

…e associations benefiting from the specific recognition provided for in Article R. 812-1 is updated and made available to the public on a website run by the Minister for Consumer Affairs.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Consent to medically assisted procreation

Article 1157-3

…ossibility of establishing a parent-child relationship between the child resulting from procreation and the donor, or of taking action for liability against the donor;the prohibition on bringing an ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-3

Sociétés coopératives hospitalières de médecins are variable-capital companies set up as limited liability companies, public limited companies or simplified joint-stock companies.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget

Article D2312-3

…The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the municipality relating to forecast changes in expenditure and revenue, both operating and investment. In particular, the assumptions used to construct the dra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
7. Drug addicts

Article R1112-39

Persons ordered by the judicial or health authorities to undergo a detoxification cure are admitted and discharged under the conditions set out in Articles L. 3413-1 to L. 3413-3.

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