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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The obligation to insure - The Central Tariff Office.

Article L212-2

Any clause in reinsurance treaties that excludes certain risks from the reinsurance guarantee on the basis of the pricing adopted by the central pricing office is null and void.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The obligation to insure. The Central Rates Office.

Article L252-2

Any insurance undertaking which continues to refuse to underwrite the risk for which the premium has been set by the central pricing office instituted by Article L. 252-1 is deemed no longer to be ope…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of provisions relating to cinematographic exhibition permits

Article L432-2

As soon as the offence has been established, the criminal investigation department may seize the print run and exploitation media of the works unlawfully put into circulation or represented. The proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-2

When a patient hospitalised in an establishment other than those mentioned in article L. 3222-1 is suffering from a mental disorder as defined either in I of article L. 3212-1 or in article L. 3213-1,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the eligibility of feature films

Article 912-2

In order to help limit the risk of cinemas becoming overcrowded when they reopen to the public due to the very large number of works whose exhibition has been prevented because of the measures banning…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L3312-2

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3642-2

I. - 1. Without prejudice to Article L. 2212-2 of this Code and notwithstanding article L. 1311-2 and to the second paragraph of l'article L. 1331-1 du code de la santé publique, the President of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4312-2

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for publication and dissemination of job offers.

Article L5332-2

Any employer who places an anonymous job advertisement in a newspaper, magazine or periodical or disseminates it by any other means of communication accessible to the public shall inform the director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Financial penalties imposed by the Regional Health Agency

Article L5472-2

I. - In the event of a breach of the provisions of 9° of Article L. 5424-4, the Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction may, after giving formal notice, except in…

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