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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-38

When the offer of compensation is to be made to the victim's heirs, spouse or the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 211-9, each of these persons must, at the insurer's request, p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-1

The delegating federations, where applicable in coordination with the professional leagues they have created, shall draw up a charter of ethics and professional conduct in accordance with the principl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Reception, catering, accommodation and maintenance in collèges and lycées.

Article R1614-40-5

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the départements, regions and the local authority of Corsica, pursuant to Article L. 1614-7, are required to continue compiling statistics relating t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Reception, catering, accommodation and maintenance in collèges and lycées.

Article R1614-40-6

The presidents of the departmental councils, the presidents of the regional councils and the president of the executive council of Corsica shall transmit each year, before 31 March, to the education a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Document retention periods

Article R2223-55-1

The prior declarations and supporting documents mentioned in articles R. 2213-2-2, R. 2213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-8, R. 2213-8-1, R. 2213-10, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21 and R. 2213-28 are kept…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article L4424-36

I. - The territorial collectivity of Corsica implements balanced management of water resources. Corsica constitutes a hydrographic basin within the meaning of Articles L. 212-1 to L. 212-6 of the Envi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

I. - A surety guarantee mechanism is hereby set up to honour, in the event of default by a credit institution or finance company, the surety undertakings required by law or regulation and given by tha…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist activities in rural areas.

Article L343-1

I.-The rules relating to activities carried out by a farmer which are an extension of the act of production or which are based on the farm are set out inarticle L. 311-1 of the French Rural and Mariti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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