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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article R172-4

The insurer must be notified of the waiver by registered letter, electronic registered letter or extrajudicial document. It must be made within three months of learning of the event giving rise to it,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article R172-6

The limitation period for actions arising from the insurance contract runs : 1° In the case of an action for payment of the premium, from the date on which payment is due ; 2° In respect of claims for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-40

The natural materials and industrial residues concerned by the obligation of radiological characterisation mentioned in article R. 1333-39 are :1° Natural materials :a) Alum shales ;b) Building materi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Exposure limit values

Article R4443-1

A worker's daily exposure to mechanical vibrations, referred to an eight-hour reference period, may not exceed the following exposure limit values: 1° 5 m/s2 for vibrations transmitted to the hands an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Exposure limit values

Article R4443-2

The daily exposure value referred to an eight-hour reference period triggering the preventive action provided for in Article R. 4445-1 and Article R. 4446-1 is set at : 1° 2.5 m / s2 for vibrations tr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: VISAS AND TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Article R312-10

When a foreign national is authorised to stay in France under cover of a travel document bearing the required visa for a stay of more than three months and no more than one year, this visa may be revo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: VISAS AND TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Article R312-9

When a foreign national is authorised to reside in France under cover of a travel document bearing a visa required for stays not exceeding three months, this visa may be revoked by the prefectoral aut…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: VISAS AND TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Article R312-11

The revocation of the visa is decided by the prefect of the département where the foreigner holding the visa is staying, or by the prefect of the département where the foreigner's situation is monitor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-53

The decisions of the National Court of Asylum are read in open court. Their meaning is displayed at the seat of the court on the day they are read.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-51

When the chairman of the bench decides to order a supplemental investigation, the parties are invited to submit a brief or additional documents for the sole purpose of this supplemental investigation.…

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