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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9

I.-Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of article L. 132-4-1, the stipulation by virtue of which the benefit of the insurance is allocated to a specific beneficiary becomes irrevocable by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Nature of administrative penalties

Article L422-1

…gt;a) Where the person penalised is a company, 3% of the turnover excluding tax achieved during the last financial year ended calculated over a twelve-month period. This maximum is increased to 5% in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-55

…ed: 1° The subscription price of this formula; 2° The number of subscribers to this formula, on the last day of the quarter preceding the request; 3° The average annual frequency of use of the formula…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LAND ARTIFICIALISATION

Article L2231-1

…he municipal council or the deliberative assembly are published under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of article L. 2131-1.. Within fifteen days of their publication, they are forwarded t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-53

…ision measures; 4° The identity of the person placed under judicial supervision, the address of his last known place(s) of residence in the issuing State, in the executing State or in another State; 5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-26

…orm the judicial authority of the issuing Member State accordingly. The original referred to in the last paragraph of Article 695-15 or the certified copy must arrive no later than six working days af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-6

…not apply; 3° For the application of articles 359,360 and 362, decisions are taken by majority. The last two paragraphs of Article 347 are not applicable and the assize court may deliberate in possess…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-3

…icipation in training at medium or high altitude or use of an altitude simulation device during the last two weeks;3° Information provided by the person concerned relating to current or recent medical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures in companies with between eleven and fifty employees

Article L2232-23-1

…ing the majority of votes cast in favour of the members of the social and economic committee at the last professional elections.For the assessment of the majority condition provided for in the first p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health and the environment

Article L1533-1

…to Article 134 of Law no. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952; 2° Article L. 1333-9 does not apply; 3° The last paragraph of I of Article L. 1333-13 reads as follows: "Health professionals involved in the th…

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