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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-10

…penalty, as long as it has not been fully performed or the insured has not called in any guarantee, and within a maximum period of thirty calendar days from the conclusion of the contract. Where the i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-1

Insurance may be taken out under a general or special mandate, or even without a mandate, on behalf of a specific person. In the latter case, the insurance benefits the person on whose behalf it was t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-11

…before the contract is concluded, an appropriate description of the various elements of the package and indicate how their interaction alters the risk or insurance cover.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE: CONGRESS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND REGIONAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND MAYORS

Article L5915-1

The Congress of departmental and regional elected representatives and mayors deliberates on any proposal for institutional change, any proposal relating to new transfers of powers from the State to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers.

Article L5412-1

…by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, if : 1° Is unable to prove that he/she has carried out positive and repeated acts with a view to finding a job or setting up, taking over or developing a business ;…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-18

Under the delegation of powers granted to them, the delegating federations and, where applicable, the professional leagues that they have set up ensure that the contracts referred to in articles L. 22…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-14

…c delegation of authority, is responsible for the persons in the categories mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article L. 1423-1-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-1

…for a doctor to dispense medicinal products : 1° Without the authorisation provided for in article L. 4211-3 ; 2° Not included on the list drawn up by the Minister of Health under article L. 4211-3 ;…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-6-1

Articles L. 436-10 to L. 436-13 are applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the wording resulting from the law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 on finances for 2023.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

…r exercises his surrender option less than two months after the substitution referred to in article L. 160-11, the indemnity referred to in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 132-21-1 may not be…

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