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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Default judgments and judgments deemed to be contradictory.

Article 474

In the event of a plurality of defendants summoned for the same matter, where at least one of them does not appear, the judgment is deemed to be contradictory with regard to all of them if the decisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 481

If the court considers that the items placed in the hands of the justice system are useful in establishing the truth or are liable to confiscation, it shall stay the proceedings until it has reached a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article L322-4

The notarial deed of sale is only drawn up once the price has been deposited with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and proof of payment of the costs of the sale and the taxed costs has been prov…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Transitional tax relief

Article 1647 C quinquies C

I. - At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the business property tax, due by businesses in respect of 2010 and 2011, f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-4

Territorial authorities and their groupings may, within the limits of their powers and in compliance with France's international commitments, join a public body governed by foreign law or participate…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article L351-4

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may, subject to the prior approval of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, apply a transitional measure to the risk-free interest rate curve rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-4

I. - When it implements an internal bailout measure referred to in I of Article L. 613-55 or a write-down or conversion measure pursuant to the provisions of sub-section 9 of this section, the resolut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-4

Non-clinical trials intended to assess the properties and safety of medicinal products for veterinary use must comply with good laboratory practice, the principles of which are laid down by decision o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 426

The protected person's home and the furniture with which it is furnished, whether a principal or secondary residence, are kept at the protected person's disposal for as long as possible. The power to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 465

In the case referred to in Article 464, first paragraph, if it is a common law offence or a military offence provided for in Book III of the Code of Military Justice and if the sentence handed down is…

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