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

Article L112-3

…By way of derogation from the provisions of the previous paragraph concerning the use of the French language, when, by virtue of articles L. 181-1 and L. 183-1, the parties to the contract have the op…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-73

Recognition and enforcement of the judicial supervision order shall be refused in the following cases:1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or clearly does not correspond to a judicial sup…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-33

I.-The right to object provided for in article 38 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms does not apply to this processing operation. Any person iden…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…litan authority's contribution to the operating expenses of national institutes of higher education;10° Expenses related to the organisation of school transport ;11° Expenditure relating to social act…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L114-16

I.-As an exception to law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, law no. 84-16 of 11th January 1984 on the statutory provisions relating to the State civil servi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…status of the press ;- publishers of radio or television services within the meaning of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication;- publishers of online public communication se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-3

I. - The Territorial Council is empowered, in compliance with the guarantees granted throughout the national territory for the exercise of public freedoms, to adopt acts in the field of criminal law f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-3

I. - The Territorial Council is empowered, in compliance with the guarantees granted throughout the national territory for the exercise of public freedoms, to adopt acts in the field of criminal law f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41

The public prosecutor carries out or arranges for the carrying out of all acts necessary for the investigation and prosecution of offences against criminal law. To this end, he directs the activities…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-8

With the agreement of the foreign judicial authorities, the foreign police officers referred to in the second paragraph of Article 694-7 may also, under the conditions laid down by the articles 706-81…

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