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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-3-1

It is punishable by a fine of 45,000 euros for companies producing or marketing veterinary medicinal products or providing services associated with these products not to make public the precise purpos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-6

…n sections 1 to 3 of Chapter II of Title I of Book V of the Code de la consommation and who may receive letters rogatory under the conditions provided for in article L. 511-4 of the same Code ;2° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

…r the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in the same article 131-35; 3° A ban on civic rights, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-26 of the same code; 4° Temporary or p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

…bject to recourse, if necessary, against the public authority which, by its act, caused the damage giving rise to the insurer's liability, and without any increase in premium for the owner as a result…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-5

…y the claim. However, when it covers the liability of natural persons outside their professional activity, cover is triggered by the harmful event. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat may also impose one o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-1

In liability insurance, the insurer is only liable if, as a result of the event covered by the policy, an out-of-court or legal claim is made against the insured by the injured third party.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-3

The injured third party has a direct right of action against the insurer covering the civil liability of the person liable. The insurer may not pay to anyone other than the injured party all or part o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-1-1

…damage caused to third parties for which the insured is liable, resulting from a harmful event and giving rise to one or more claims. The harmful event is the cause of the damage. A series of harmful…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-2

The insurer may stipulate that no acknowledgement of liability or settlement made outside the insurer may be set up against it. The admission of the materiality of a fact cannot be equated with an adm…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article L354-1

…of governance shall be based on a clear segregation of responsibilities and shall include an effective system of reporting. It is proportionate to the nature, scale and complexity of the company's op…

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