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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature sports

Article L311-3

…Article L. 361-1 of the French Environment Code. It is implemented under the conditions set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

…on for aid of standard clauses ensuring respect for the moral rights granted to authors by articles L. 121-1 and L. 121-5 of the Intellectual Property Code and the principles set out in articles L. 13…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-48

…ailed, it shall issue a call for tenders to designate an insurance undertaking mentioned in Article L. 310-1 likely to take over the rights and obligations arising from the trust contract of the perso…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-3

…d below, assessed according to the flat-rate method provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 131-4.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L311-1

To enter France, all foreign nationals must be in possession of: 1° Unless exempted from this obligation, the visas required by international conventions and by Article 6(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-50

…and non-discriminatory procedure and in compliance with a valuation carried out pursuant to Article L. 351-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions

Article L311-1

…any person who acquires, subscribes to or orders by means of the loans mentioned in 1° of Article L. 313-1; 4° Seller, the other party to these same transactions; 5° Credit intermediary, any person…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-6

The supervisory board examines individual and group preventive recovery plans after an adversarial procedure. If the board considers that a plan has significant shortcomings, it notifies the person wh…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-1

The owner of a building in which a hotel is operated may not, notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, object to the execution of works of equipment and improvement that the lessee, the owner…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-19

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 325-1, the resolution board may decide to withdraw all or part of the authorisation of a person subject to resolution proceedings, where appropriate a…

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