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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-12

…ere a signature is required, it may be affixed in writing or by any other means provided for inarticle 1367 of the Civil Code. Electronic registered mail is equivalent to registered mail, as long as i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-8

Any insurance contract taken out by a person subject to compulsory insurance under this Title shall, notwithstanding any clause to the contrary, be deemed to include cover at least equivalent to that…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-24

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the measures necessary for the application of this section. In particular, it shall determine the grounds for suspension or extension of the time limits…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Renovated leisure property

Article L322-1

The rules relating to the rehabilitation of leisure property are set out in article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L621-7

For the application of article L. 412-5 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the word: "département" and the words: "law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing" are repl…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article L161-2

In the event of enforcement proceedings against a debtor who is an individual entrepreneur with limited liability, such proceedings may only relate to the asset or assets over which the creditor has a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1441-1

For the application of article L. 1330-1 to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "the protection of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article L2191-4

Contracts awarded by the purchasers referred to in article L. 2191-1 give rise to payments on account under the conditions laid down by regulation, once the services have begun to be performed. The am…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Arbitration

Article L3137-4

As stipulated in the first paragraph of article 2060 of the Civil Code, granting authorities that are legal entities governed by public law may not resort to arbitration, except in the cases provided…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provision of data by the concessionaire in the case of management under concession of a public service

Article L3131-3

…e concession contract is signed or during its performance, the concessionaire may be exempted from all or some of the obligations set out in article L. 3131-2 by a reasoned decision of the concession-…

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