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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Insurance for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Article L442-4

…l illnesses may be insured by the undertakings mentioned in article L. 310-1 of this Code when they act under the conditions laid down for this purpose by the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-3

…agreement of the Commission Chairman. These agents are bound by confidentiality with regard to any facts, acts or information of which they may have knowledge as a result of their participation in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-257

…rsonal faults committed in the performance of their duties. They do not incur any liability, due to acts of management and their results. They may be declared civilly liable for offences committed by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-18-4

The act of creating, owning, using or managing, whether in return for payment or free of charge, any collective site, outside a public cemetery or an authorised deposit or burial site, intended for th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-1

The following are deemed to be builders of the work: 1° Any architect, contractor, technician or other person bound to the owner of the work by a contract for the hire of work; 2° Any person who sells…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-7

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the organiser of a sporting event or competition responsible for the data processing defined in article R. 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Illegal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2222-4

…mitted on a regular basis. Under no circumstances may the woman be considered an accomplice to this act. Prescribing or dispensing authorised medication with the aim of inducing a voluntary interrupti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Precautionary measures.

Article L3354-3

Where the act that gave rise to the criminal prosecution can be attributed to an alcoholic state, the criminal court hearing the prosecution may temporarily prohibit the convicted individual from hold…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R175-4

…t is drawn up. It shall state: a) The place of subscription; b) The names and domiciles of the contracting parties, with an indication, where applicable, that the party taking out the insurance is act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-10

The provisions of Article 121-2 of the Penal Code are not applicable to the offences mentioned in Article L. 450-9, nor to those mentioned in I of Article L. 450-8, when the opposition relates to acts…

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