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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L462-2

For the application of article L. 462-1 : 1° In article L. 431-2, references to articles L. 641-7 and L. 642-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are replaced by references to locally applicable p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-43

The report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board to the special meeting called to vote on the conversion provided for in article L. 228-35-3 sets out the terms and conditions of the conver…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 395

Not entitled to exercise the various offices of guardianship: 1° Unemancipated minors, unless they are the father or mother of the minor under guardianship; 2° Adults who benefit from a legal protecti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 785

The Pre-Trial Judge may declare that the parties have conciliated, even partially.The Pre-Trial Judge may appoint a mediator under the conditions of Article 131-1.He shall, at the request of the parti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5441-3

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in article R. 5441-1 are liable, in addition to a fine in ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5442-3

Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in article R. 5442-1 are liable, in addition to a fine…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-23

I.-Components of original own funds are classified in Tier 1 when they de facto have the characteristics mentioned in a and b of I of Article R. 351-22, taking into account the factors mentioned in II…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 39

Subject to the provisions of Article 35, the judgment shall not be subject to appeal where none of the incidental claims exceeds the rate of last resort. If any of them exceeds that rate, the judge sh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-37

In application of 4° of article R. 212-10-13, the application for enrolment is sent by the training body to the regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion no later than the day on which th…

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