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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-4

…111-7-3 of this code and in II of the article 15 of law no. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 relating to the status of companies grouping and distributing newspapers and periodical publications shall be liable…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-3

…y he or she holds by descent have remained fixed for more than half a century, that individual will not be admitted to prove that he or she has, by descent, French nationality if he or she and that of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 525

…o his land in perpetuity, when they are sealed to it in plaster or lime or cement, or, when they cannot be detached without being fractured or damaged, or without breaking or damaging the part of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-1

…vidence suggesting the existence of direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of sex, family status or pregnancy. In the light of these factors, it is up to the defendant to prove that its deci…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-23

…ght of action against the insurer covering the civil liability of the person liable.The insurer may not pay to a party other than the injured party all or part of the sum owed by him, as long as that…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-32

…ion for designation is made; b) Organise events during tourist periods that are compatible with the status of protected sites or natural areas, particularly in the cultural, artistic, gastronomic or s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Orientation of the case

Article 776

…sident of the chamber seised or to which the case has been distributed.The latter shall discuss the status of the case with the lawyers present, asking them in particular whether they intend to enter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-1

…the savings bonds referred to in Article L. 223-1; 2° Any digital representation of a value that is not issued or guaranteed by a central bank or a public authority, that is not necessarily attached t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Establishment of social and economic committees and works councils

Article L2313-6

The loss of the status of separate establishment in the cases provided for in articles L. 2313-2 to L. 2313-5 entails the termination of the duties of the members of the staff delegation of the social…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L4043-2

Unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association, an interprofessional ambulatory care company is not dissolved by the death, incapacity or withdrawal from the company of a partner for any…

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