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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2234

Prescription shall not run or shall be suspended against a person who is unable to act as a result of an impediment resulting from law, agreement or force majeure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-36

I. - The provisions of articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to risk mutual funds. II. - The ass…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Processing of personal data concerning health necessary for the adapted support of jobseekers with disabilities

Article D5312-52

I.-The persons designated and authorised for this purpose within: 1° Pôle emploi; 2° The specialised placement bodies mentioned in Article L. 5214-3-1 are authorised to record or consult the data in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-11

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 4414-1 and R. 4414-2, the sums due to the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status with a population of at least 10,000…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…ology examinations without complying with the conditions and procedures laid down in Articles L. 6211-2, L. 6211-7 to L. 6211-9, L. 6211-11 to L. 6211-20 and L. 6211-22; 3° Invoicing, by a medical bio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-3-1

I.-The single occupational risk assessment document lists all the occupational risks to which workers are exposed and ensures that these exposures can be traced collectively. II - The employer shall t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…5 of this code; 8° Article L. 126-33, II of Article L. 231-4 and Articles L. 241-8, L. 271-1, L. 271-2 and L. 271-6 of the Construction and Housing Code; 9° The last paragraph of I of Article L. 112-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-2-2

Documents drawn up by the agents mentioned in article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-29-2

The approval decision provided for in article L. 612-29-1 is published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Dissolution of marriage

Article 227

Marriage is dissolved: 1° By the death of one of the spouses; 2° By legally pronounced divorce.

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