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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1182

The judge gives notice of the initiation of proceedings to the public prosecutor; when they are not petitioners, he also gives notice to each of the parents, the guardian, the person or representative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

The following shall be entered in the national register of companies, or filed to be appended thereto: 1° For the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 123-36, all the information, deeds and documents…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-6

Habilitation may relate to:- one or more of the acts that the guardian has the power to perform, alone or with authorisation, on the property of the person concerned;- one or more acts relating to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-6

…allocation of profits and the use of reserves; 10° Acquisitions, leases and disposals of buildings; 11° Contracts, agreements and markets; 12° the creation, renewal and elimination of jobs within the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-2

…in article L. 5311-1 with the exception of 5°, subject to the provisions of article L. 1222-9, and 11°, 14° and 15°, used in the course of these activities, are required to take out insurance to cove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

Chapter III of Title III of Book III is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptations: 1° In articles L. 1333-8 and L. 1333-30, the reference to Cha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

Contracts with unit-linked guarantees as referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 must refer to at least one unit of account made up of transferable securities, collective investment un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article L2331-2

…ributions and duties the collection of which is authorised by law in the interest of the communes ; 11° Allocations for the distribution of the global operating grant and, where applicable, the genera…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-10

…ctions involving amounts in excess of a threshold set by the Board on a proposal from the Chairman; 11° The general terms and conditions for charging for services provided by the agency on behalf of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health and the environment

Article L1533-1

The provisions of Title III of Book III of this Part are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories subject to the following adaptations: 1° In Articles L. 1333-8 and L. 1333-30, the…

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