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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution of the mortgage.

Article 241

…subject to mortgages, unless they have been registered because they meet the conditions defined in 3° of article L. 5112-1-3 of the French Transport Code.They may only be encumbered by conventional m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-23

I. - The report referred to in Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 and L. 233-28-2, translated into French if necessary and certified as true, shall be filed with the commercial court registry,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-24

…er wishes to make use of the option to substitute the insurance contract provided for in Article L. 313-30 after the loan offer referred to in Article L. 313-24, the borrower sends the loan offer issu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules specific to the legal hypothec of spouses

Article 2394

…y of the request, the subsequent registration having effect only from its date as stated in Article 2418. The registration may also be made in the year following the dissolution of the matrimonial pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-28

Articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-3, L. 4113-5 and L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14 are applicable to nurses under conditions specified by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5221-28

As part of the EC declaration of conformity procedure, production quality assurance, the manufacturer must submit to an authorized body for verification the manufacturing quality system which he has s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-2

…ion, ruling on their application for registration under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 811-33 to R. 811-35, holders of the master's degree referred to in 5° of Article L. 811-5, awarded by an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374

Ownership of a sum of money, either in euros or in another currency, may be assigned as security for one or more present or future claims.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-28

The decision to grant aid is taken after consultation with the First College of the Film Distribution Aid Commission.The amount of exceptional aid may not exceed €50,000.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R532-28

…services in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 under the freedom to provide services in another Member State of the European Union or a…

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