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Showing 22212230 of 61182 articles for Art. L. 1334-12-1

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R*322-121

…mainly carry out one of the agricultural or agriculture-related professions as defined in articles L. 722-1 to L. 722-7 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime ;-the risks to which members of staff…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-2

Pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 322-27-2, the central body is responsible in particular for : 1° Representing the entities in the network in dealings with the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D1-12-2

Accredited associations offer, if they have general accreditation, any person who has been the victim of a criminal offence and, if they have specialist accreditation, any person who has been the vict…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-12

…tives, with its own resources, in liaison with those implemented by the dispensaries and the hospital. When the situation requires the implementation of maritime rescue resources, the Mayotte fire and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-5

The file initially sent by the applicant may include only the first part of the application as defined in Article R. 761-12-1. In this case, the provisions of Article R. 761-12-2 only apply to the fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-3

The period for examining the application for authorisation is three months. It runs from the date of the discharge or the notice of receipt or the electronic acknowledgement of receipt provided for in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R*124-1

Insurance policies covering civil liability risks must provide that, with regard to this cover, no forfeiture on the grounds of a breach by the insured of its obligations committed subsequent to the l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-10

Application for renewal of approval may be made by the beneficiary association under the same conditions as those laid down for its issue..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV BIS: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article D47-12-10

Persons with the status of judicial police officer specially appointed to assist, pursuant to Article 706-106-5, public prosecutors and specialised investigating judges from the Nanterre judicial cour…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: Use of means of communication during proceedings

Article D47-12-1

Where the provisions of articles 706-71 and R. 53-33 to R. 53-39 relating to the use of a means of telecommunication are implemented by an investigating or trial court, the provisions of this section…

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