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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National agricultural risk management fund

Article L431-11-1

The Caisse Centrale de Réassurance may contribute to the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public policy on the management of climate risks in agriculture and the development o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-14

The provisions of Article L. 1411-13 apply to the public administrative establishments of municipalities with 3,500 inhabitants or more, to the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation an…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article L133-14

With regard to the requirements of sustainable development, the purpose of the classification is : 1° To recognise the efforts made by the municipalities and parts of municipalities referred to in art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Debt consolidation

Article L314-11

When a credit transaction intended to consolidate previous loans includes one or more loans mentioned in article L. 313-1 whose relative share does not exceed a threshold set by decree by the Conseil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-14

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consulting the Conseil national de l'ordre des pédicures-podologues, lays down the rules of the code of ethics for chiropodists. The provisions of this cod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article L762-1

An exhibition centre is an independent enclosed property complex, with appropriate facilities and equipment of a permanent nature and not subject to authorisation under Article L. 752-1, which hosts,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-15

For its application to New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the following is added to article L. 4152-1: "An agreement between the national council of the order and the body of the order in New Caledon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-1

I.-Each public health institution, unless exempted by virtue of its specific role in local healthcare provision, is a party to a regional hospital grouping agreement. The regional hospital grouping do…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-1

Unless otherwise provided, for the application of the provisions of this Code to Wallis and Futuna :1° The reference to the territory replaces that of the region or department;2° The reference to the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L242-1

The following shall not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:-in Articles L. 211-18, L. 211-19 and L. 211-20, the words "or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area".

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