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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-7

The contract may provide for additional guarantees. The provision referred to in 1° of article R. 343-3 corresponding to these guarantees is not established within the auxiliary allocation accounts re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-3

The information contained in bulletin no. 2 of a person's criminal record, where it relates to a conviction handed down by a foreign court, is withdrawn on expiry of the periods provided for in Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L3262-7

…d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular : 1° The information appearing on meal vouchers and the conditions for affixing this information ; 2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-7

…vote. However, for grants for which there are no conditions of award, the town council may decide: 1° To individualise the appropriations in the budget by beneficiary; 2° Or to draw up, in a statemen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-2

Interest due for at least one full year shall accrue interest if the contract so provides or if a court decision so specifies.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-7

For the application of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The references to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Unio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L7232-7

…ng and withdrawing approval for the legal entities or individual companies mentioned in articles L. 7232-1 and L. 7232-1-2, in particular the specific conditions to which those whose activity involves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-2

In the event of an appeal against an order under Article 181, the Investigating Chamber shall rule within four months of the date of the appeal declaration, failing which, if the person is detained, h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising the profession of occupational therapist or psychomotrician

Article R4333-7

The information sent, pursuant to Article L. 4333-1-1, by the bodies issuing training qualifications to the service or body responsible for registering the persons referred to in Article L. 4333-1 is:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Initial training of medical auxiliaries, nursing auxiliaries, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance drivers and dental assistants recruited to meet the needs of the armed forces

Article D4383-7

The institutes or schools which train the students or pupils mentioned in article L. 4383-2-1 sign an agreement with the Minister for Defence which conforms to a standard model defined by order of thi…

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