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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-106-1

…med contrary to the provisions of articles R. 322-93, R. 322-95 to R. 322-97, R. 322-99, R. 322-101 and R. 322-105 is null and void.However, neither the company nor the members may rely on the aforeme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Interception of telecommunications correspondence

Article D32-2-1

…out or to be carried out by that State concerns a communication address used on national territory and a person who is on that territory shall be sent to the Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-7

…r asks the building owner for the technical files containing information relating to the search for and identification of materials containing asbestos, as provided for in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-5

…des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 771-6, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-258

It may be stipulated in the Articles of Association of any public limited company that the company is "à participation ouvrière". Companies whose Articles of Association do not contain this stipulatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-87

…rson likely to be exposed in a radiological emergency under the authority of the public authorities and who does not have worker status within the meaning of Article L. 4111-5 of the Labour Code, bene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…vided for in the following chapters, the following provisions of the Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The provisions of Book I mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 172

…ofits subject to the real profit system must, in addition, send the administration the declarations and information provided for in Articles 53 A, 97 or Article 38 sexdecies Q of Annex III to this cod…

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