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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Punishment of public drunkenness.

Article L3341-3

The posters are marked on the outside and made available to publicans.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Punishment of public drunkenness.

Article L3341-1

Any person found to be intoxicated in public places shall, as a police measure, be taken at his own expense by officers of the national police force, members of the national gendarmerie, municipal pol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Punishment of public drunkenness.

Article L3341-4

In pubs that close between 2am and 7am, one or more alcohol screening devices must be made available to the public.In takeaway outlets, these devices are offered for sale close to the alcoholic bevera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Punishment of public drunkenness.

Article L3341-2

…police custody, as long as he or she is not required to remain at the disposal of the investigators and has been informed of his or her rights as set out in article 61-1 of the Code of Criminal Proced…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-80-2

The maximum proportion of the profits of the last financial year and previous financial years that may be allocated annually to the remuneration of mutualist certificates is equal to 10% of the sum of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-80-1

Except in the case provided for in article R. 322-79, any loan intended for the constitution and, where applicable, the replenishment of the supplementary social fund must be authorised by the general…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-78

…itly state that a lien has been established for the benefit of policyholders under article L. 327-2 and indicate that the lender, even if insured, does not benefit from any lien for the interest and r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-79

I. - Any issue of bonds, participating securities or subordinated securities under the conditions and within the limits provided for in article L. 322-2-1 and any issue of mutualist certificates under…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-80

…t in the case provided for in article R. 322-79, to finance the development of insurance operations and new production must be authorised in advance by the general meeting deliberating as provided for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-77

Mutual insurance companies may only borrow to finance the development of insurance activities or to strengthen their solvency margin, in the case of undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, or…

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