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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14

Any driver of a vehicle referred to in article L. 211-1 must, under the conditions set out in the articles of this section, be able to produce a document giving a presumption that the insurance obliga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-11

…on of his rights in the form of a life annuity before the maturity date mentioned in Article L. 224-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R*122-1

…and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum under the conditions defined in articles 11-1 and 71 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004 on the powers of prefects and the organisation a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 C

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

…ing all or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° and 4° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the libera…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-1

The application for precautionary measures referred to in Article L. 464-1 may only be lodged in conjunction with a referral on the merits to the Autorité de la concurrence. It may be submitted at any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-12

The provisions of articles R. 4223-6, R. 4223-7, R. 4223-8, first paragraph, and R. 4223-10 do not apply to building and civil engineering operations as defined in article R. 4534-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Sole traders with limited liability

Article A526-1

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual payment transactions

Article L314-10

…sions of Subsection 2 or a deposit account agreement governed by the provisions of I of Article L. 312-1-1, the payment service provider is not obliged to provide or make available to the payment serv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2123-12

…local elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 2123-12 to L. 2123-16 and by 3° of article L. 2321-2, may only take place if the body providing the t…

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