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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section XI: Special provisions applicable to property damage caused by mining.

Article L421-17

…iability has been validly included in the transfer contract, only the damage referred to in article L. 155-5 of the Mining Code suffered as a result of a mining incident within the meaning of the said…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

…ey have carried out on it. III - For new tobacco products defined in the third paragraph of Article L. 3512-1, a supplementary notification is sent six months before they are placed on the market. Thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

…the latter, free of charge, from the date set by an agreement, subject to the provisions of article L. 1424-19. This agreement, concluded between, on the one hand, the commune or the public establishm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-175

…its creditors as defined by law or as it results, pursuant to the third paragraph of II of article L. 214-169, from the articles of association or by-laws of the undertaking or from contracts entered…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-173

…directly or indirectly the undertaking in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 214-172, it is required to credit these sums to an account specifically allocated for the benefit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-17

…article does not apply to commercial relations with wholesalers within the meaning of II of article L. 441-4.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-172

…s applicable to the financial instruments concerned. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article L. 214-183, in all cases where all or part of the management or recovery of any asset is not carried…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-17

Except in exceptional cases, in order to give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company, and under the conditions laid down by a regulati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-17

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-17

No one may be registered as a sworn goods broker on more than one Court of Appeal list.

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