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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2404

The holder of the claim referred to in 7° of Article 2402 conserves its mortgage by the double registration made: 1° By the author of the police order issued pursuant to chapitre Ier du titre Ier du l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-3

…es under the authority of the Minister for Defence, the information provided for in Article L. 6213-11 shall be sent to this Minister, who shall take the appropriate measures. For laboratories on the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Management of prisoners' property

Article D325

In accordance with the provisions of Article D. 332-11 of the Penitentiary Code, when a convicted prisoner is subject to an obligation to compensate civil parties, the public prosecutor at the court t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval procedure

Article R519-56

…t de résolution will assess whether the association meets the conditions set out in Articles L. 519-11 to L. 519-15 and the provisions of this chapter. If it considers that the application is incomple…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-13

…that should have been paid the previous year, excluding the deductions mentioned in article L. 5212-11. The amounts of annual funding provided for under the programme that have not been spent are carr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-6

…teria for examining applications for registration in the national registers set out in articles R. 6113-9 and R. 6113-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Gametes.

Article L1273-4

As stated in Article 511-11 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The act of collecting or taking gametes from a living person with a view to medically assisted procreation without carrying out the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-31

…to his needs and financial situation on the basis of the information provided for in Article L. 313-11 ; 2° Failing to warn the borrower, in disregard of article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-16

…n. Such consultation is mandatory in cases other than those referred to in 1° and 2° of Article 728-11.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-12

The mortgage loans referred to in 11° of article R. 332-2 must be secured by a first-ranking mortgage on a building located in the territory of one of the Member States of the OECD or on a ship. The t…

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