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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-7

Guaranteed arrival insurance may only be taken out, on pain of nullity, with the agreement of the ship's insurers.When a sum is insured in this way, proof of the insurable interest results from the ac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-6

Holders and, under conditions set by regulation, companies related to them and their subcontractors, are obliged to allow and facilitate any documentary or on-site verification of the accuracy of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter E

Account keepers of transactions in financial futures instruments mentioned in 8° of I of article 35, in 5° of 2 of Article 92 and article 150 ter or, in the absence of an account keeper, the persons c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-61

When an employee who has entered into a fixed number of days agreement receives remuneration that is clearly unrelated to the duties imposed on him, he may, notwithstanding any contractual clause to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-4

Time spent travelling to and from the place of performance of the employment contract does not constitute actual working time. However, if it exceeds the normal commuting time between home and the usu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: LEGAL ACTION BY CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article R622-1

Consumers who, on the basis of the provisions of article L. 622-1, intending to claim compensation for losses caused by the same professional and having a common origin may give to an approved nationa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Acquisitive prescription in movable property.

Article 2276

In the case of movable property, possession is equivalent to title. Nevertheless, a person who has lost something or from whom it has been stolen may claim it for three years from the day of the loss…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-7

The Regional Council shall be notified of the details of the declaration of activity and any amendments thereto. It will be notified of the educational and financial report on the activity, the balanc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-14

In addition to the information provided for in articles L. 233-19, L. 233-23, L. 233-25 and by article R. 233-8, the notes to the financial statements include all material information that enables rea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-72

The measures referred to in 2° of Article R. 613-71 above may include :1° Reorganisation of the activities of the person in question ;2° Modifications to the operational systems and internal infrastru…

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