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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-5

The debtor of an obligation to deliver a certain body is discharged by its delivery to the creditor in the same condition, unless he proves, in the case of deterioration, that the deterioration is not…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-5

In the cases provided for in the articles 628-2 to 628-4, the committal or arrest warrant retains its enforceability; prosecution or investigative acts and formalities carried out before the decision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-5

The representative of the State in the department may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the departmental council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exerc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-56

…e with the undertakings given pursuant to article R. 221-61, the competent administrative authority may, after giving the establishment or body concerned the opportunity to present its observations, w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article D612-54

The AMF may take into account information about the proposed statutory auditor or, as the case may be, the natural person proposed to perform the assignment, which is sent to it by one of the authorit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-57

…2° of article L. 6431-7, accompanied, as appropriate, by the files provided for in articles D. 6431-55 or D. 6431-56.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-5

…general meeting and the bureau of a public establishment of the network provided for by article L. 712-9 is taken by order of the supervisory authority specifying the reasons for the decision. In the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-5

…such as, where applicable, the terms and conditions for the application of a reservation of title ; 5° The rules governing intellectual property between the parties where this is justified by the natu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-5

…is not deducted from the duration of the socio-judicial supervision. The sentence enforcement judge may decide that the obligations resulting from the treatment order will not be applicable if their i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-50

…tion; 2° The words: "Election of consular delegates"; 3° The name of the voter; 4° His first names; 5° His signature; 6° His registration number on the electoral list; 7° The designation of the profes…

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