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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-41

The request sent by the insurer to a third party payer with a view to the production of its claims shall state the surname, first names and address of the victim, his professional activity and the add…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 979

On pain of inadmissibility of the appeal pronounced ex officio, the following must be submitted to the registry within the time limit for filing the statement of case:-a copy of the contested decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-27

The committee examines the dossier sent by the prefect, which includes the opinion of the director of the training and research unit or, if there are several, the chairman of the medical education coo…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe II

(APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 762-3)DECLARATION FORM FOR A COMMERCIAL EVENT PROGRAMME HELD IN A REGISTERED EXHIBITION PARK(Articles L. 762-1 et R. 762-5 du code de commerce)Identification of the exhibition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe III

…PENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 762-3)AMENDING DECLARATION FORM FOR A COMMERCIAL EVENT PROGRAMME HELD IN A REGISTERED EXHIBITION PARK(Articles L. 762-1 and R. 762-7 du code de commerce)Identification of the exhi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-14

The insurance provided for in article L. 3253-6 is implemented by an association created by representative national professional employers' organisations and approved by the administrative authority.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-91

Direct grants for the creation of digital subtitling and audio description files are subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Award of sub-contracts where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the thresholds for the formal procedure

Article R2393-20

By way of derogation from article R. 2393-18, the holder is not required to publish a notice when the sub-contract fulfils the conditions for use of the award procedure without prior advertising or co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article R341-4

If the creditor fails to comply with the formalities prescribed in Article L. 312-18 or failing to include a detachable form in the offer of a credit agreement, pursuant to the provisions of article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Popular savings.

Article R221-72

If the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 221-18 are not complied with, the sums in all the people's savings plans of the person who has not complied with these provisions are deemed to…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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