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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-2

Agricultural risk management in overseas France is governed by Title VII of Book III of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L251-1

Procedures for the distribution of funds arising from the execution of civil enforcement proceedings provided for in this Book shall be governed by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-37

At the adjudication hearing, it shall proceed in accordance with the R. 322-58 of the same code are applicable to the payment of taxed costs and transfer duties. In addition to the information require…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory vaccinations.

Article R3111-1

Compulsory vaccinations are governed by this Section, by Section 1 of Chapter II and by Section 2 of Chapter IV of this Title.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 5

…enu : 1° (Provision obsolete) ; 2° (Abrogated) ; 2° bis (Abrogated) ; 3° Ambassadors and diplomatic agents, consuls and consular agents of foreign nationality, but only to the extent that the countrie…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Abuse of weakness

Article L121-8

It is prohibited to abuse a person's weakness or ignorance in order to induce them, by means of home visits, to enter into commitments in cash or on credit in any form whatsoever, where the circumstan…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Abuse of weakness

Article L121-10

It is prohibited to abuse a person's weakness or ignorance in order to obtain, without any real consideration, sums in cash or by transfer, bank or postal cheques, payment orders by payment card or cr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Abuse of weakness

Article L121-9

It is prohibited to abuse a person's weakness or ignorance in order to obtain commitments:1° Either as a result of canvassing by telephone or fax;2° Or as a result of a personalised solicitation, with…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 12: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L121-23

Subject to the provisions of article L. 132-24-1, a trader is prohibited from: 1° Blocking or limiting a consumer's access to its online interface, by using technological or other measures, for reason…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-11

When it is forbidden, in application of articles L. 3134-4 to L. 3134-9, to employ employees in commercial operations, it is also forbidden during these days to carry out industrial, commercial or cra…

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