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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-1

When applying for authorisation for the legal protection class of business in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, any insurance undertaking must indicate, when…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The creditor's formal notice

Article 1345

Where the creditor, on the due date and without legitimate cause, refuses to receive the payment due to him or prevents it by his act, the debtor may give him formal notice to accept or allow performa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mediation

Article L316-1

All consumers have the right to have recourse free of charge to a mediator under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the Consumer Code with a view to resolving a dispute be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Agricultural cooperatives

Article 1030

Deeds, documents and writings of any kind concerning agricultural cereal cooperative societies and their unions are exempt, subject to article 1020, from all registration duties.Cooperative mills, agr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-1

In addition to officers of the judicial police, the following are responsible for investigating and recording breaches of the provisions of Chapters I and II of this Title and of the regulations made…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic and optional exemptions

Article 1635 quater E

I.-Par délibération prise dans les conditions prévues au VI de l'article 1639 A bis, les organes délibérants des communes ou des établissements publics de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R927-1-1

For the application to Mayotte of article R. 711-40-1, the words: "préfet de région" are replaced by the words: "représentant de l'Etat" and the words: "chambre de commerce et d'industrie de région" a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-3-1

I-In order to be able to rely on the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 13 of the above-mentioned Order of 7 May 2009, the contracting authority/entity shall publish in the Official Journal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The issue and purchase on the stock market of shares reserved for employees.

Article L225-187-1

Articles L. 225-192 to L. 225-194 and article L. 225-197 remain applicable as they stood prior to the publication of the loi n° 2001-152 du 19 février 2001 sur l'épargne salariale jusqu'à l'expiration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2212-14-1

The doctor or midwife will deliver to the woman the medicines required to carry out the voluntary interruption of pregnancy. By way of derogation from the provisions of the first paragraph, in the con…

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