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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-5

…before the family affairs judge of the court with territorial jurisdiction pursuant to article L. 211-12 of the code of judicial organisation. A request for a ban on the child leaving French territor…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-32

The following are published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° Directives, instructions and circulars, issued by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-34

…eration has been delegated, in addition to complying with the formalities laid down in article A. 331-33, the declaration shall include : 1° Bulletin number 3 of the criminal record for each of the pe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A111-4

As long as this is justified by the data referred to in article L. 111-7 , taking gender into account may result in differences in premiums and benefits proportionate to the risks under insurance oper…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Courts

Article A721-4

The application file includes: 1° The declaration of candidacy dated and signed by the candidate; 2° A statement of service drawn up by the candidate and endorsed by the president of the commercial co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article A362-2

…te or guarantee on French territory; d) If the company proposes to cover the risks defined in class 10 of article R. 321-1, excluding carrier's liability, a declaration of membership of the national i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-8

…n by the clerk of the commercial court of fees set in accordance with the provisions of subsections 1 to 9 of this section.Lump-sum reimbursements of costs and disbursements are governed by sub-sectio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance

Article A243-3

…ponsabilité décennale obligatoire" (Compulsory ten-year liability insurance) in a central position. 1° In all cases, it must include the following information: a) The insured party's company name and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-1

…ract with an employee for the performance of successive assignments. Each assignment gives rise to: 1° The conclusion of a secondment contract between the temporary employment undertaking and the user…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A111-3

As long as the data referred to in article L. 111-7 justify it, taking gender into account may result in differences in premiums and benefits proportionate to the risks under insurance operations clas…

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