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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-7

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Loan guarantees

Article L2252-2

I.-The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 2252-1 are not applicable to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a municipality :1° For housing construction, acquisition…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-4

…en the diplomatic or consular authority has issued the long-stay visa provided for in 2° of article L. 411-1 conferring on its holder the rights attached to the multi-annual residence permit bearing t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-25

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 623-24-1, any wilful infringement of the rights of the holder of a plant variety certificate as defined in Article L. 623-4 constitutes an infringement for whic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-4

…nce and with a view to concluding the agreement provided for in the fourth paragraph of I ofArticle L. 232-22 or in IV ofArticle L. 232-23-3-10. Failing the conclusion of the said agreement, this info…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Conditions

Article L434-8

For the purposes of assessing the resources referred to in 1° of article L. 434-7, all the resources of the applicant and his/her spouse are taken into account, independently of family benefits, the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…ing compensation on the basis of national solidarity, under the conditions defined in II of article L. 1142-1, in article L. 1142-1-1 and in article L. 1142-17, for damage caused by the occurrence of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L355-1

Without prejudice to the information transmitted pursuant to Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall regularly transmit to the Autorité de co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-15

…o the acquisition of : 1° Securities issued by open-ended investment companies governed by articles L. 214-7 to L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-24-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code; 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article L313-8

…on paper or any other durable medium prior to the formulation of the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24 and including one or more figures on the insurance mentioned in the first paragraph of Art…

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