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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-4-1

Articles L. 210-10 to L. 210-12 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of 5° of Article L. 210-10, are applicable to mutual insurance companies.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-3

For the disciplines, listed by decree, which present particular constraints, the issue or renewal of the licence and participation in competitions are subject to the production of a medical certificat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-3

The following are inadmissible: 1° An application for a declaration of invalidity brought by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark which has been registered for more than five years at the date of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-3

Companies subject to State supervision under article L. 310-1 which provide legal expenses insurance opt for one of the following management methods:-members of staff responsible for managing claims i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article LO2411-3-1

When they are entered on the supplementary electoral roll for the municipality drawn up pursuant to article LO 227-2 of the Electoral Code, nationals of a Member State of the European Union other than…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-14-3

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, of the offence defined in Article L. 615-14 shall, in addition to a fine in accordance wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union section representative

Article L2142-1-3

Each trade union section representative has the time required to carry out his/her duties. This time is at least equal to four hours per month. Delegation time is automatically considered as working t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Penalties

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-15

An order imposing a sanction on members of the association's management or liquidators may only be appealed immediately.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-7-3

Public health establishments may set up one or more hospital foundations, with legal personality, resulting from the irrevocable allocation to the establishment concerned of assets, rights or resource…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article L351-3-1

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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