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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1-1-1

Article L. 22-10-36 of the French Commercial Code applies to the insurance and reinsurance companies referred to in Articles L. 310-1 and L. 310-1-1 which take the form of a société anonyme and whose…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 16: Handling complaints

Article L133-45

Payment service providers shall establish and implement procedures for dealing with payment service users' complaints concerning compliance with the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter II of Title I of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13-1

In the case of research involving the human person relating to the gene therapy and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, the authorisation to conduct the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-10-1

The grouping referred to in Article L. 6113-10 is subject to the provisions of Chapter II of Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law, subject to the following p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-10

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures for applying this chapter, in particular: 1° The procedures for presenting and the content of the declaration provided for in article L. 5…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-17-1

The provisions of article L. 342-17 apply to conveyers providing transport for tourism or sport in mountain resorts. In addition, before being put into operation, this equipment is subject to the auth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

Within the institution referred to in Article L. 5312-1, a national ombudsman shall be set up to receive and deal with individual complaints relating to the operation of this institution, without prej…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3664-1

Metropole de Lyon is obliged to:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the Hôtel de la Métropole;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-17

The functional allowance voted by the departmental council for the actual performance of the duties of departmental council president is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in article L. 312…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-17

The functional allowance voted by the Regional Council for the actual performance of the duties of Regional Council President is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 inc…

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