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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-31

The centre's debts may be the subject of: 1° Either an ex gratia remission, in the event of embarrassment on the part of the debtors; 2° Or a write-off, in the event of insolvency on the part of the d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-13

The capital sum or annuity payable on the death of the contracting party to a specified beneficiary is not subject to the rules governing equitable inheritance or to the rules governing reduction on t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties and precautionary measures.

Article R211-14

In the event of failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travell…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-15

Staff who meet the conditions required to be eligible to vote may stand for election, with the exception of permanent or non-permanent staff who do not have one year's seniority with the Centre nation…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-11

…eliver or return a specific item of movable property. The application is made to the enforcement judge in the place where the debtor resides. Any clause to the contrary is deemed null and void. The co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE ASSIGNED RESIDENCE

Article L731-4

The administrative authority may place foreign nationals subject to an unenforced expulsion order under house arrest if their state of health requires medical care, the lack of which could have except…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 666

…ion or mark to the contrary. For ditches, there is a mark of non-jointness when the levee or discharge of land is on one side only of the ditch. The ditch is deemed to belong exclusively to the person…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 654

There is a mark of non-citizenship when the top of the wall is straight and plumb with its facing on one side, and has a sloping plane on the other. When again there is only on one side or a coping or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Joint ventures.

Article 1872-2

…from a notification sent by one of them to all the partners, provided that such notification is in good faith, and not made at an inconvenient time.Unless otherwise agreed, no partner may request the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-52

In the absence of any stipulation to the contrary in the agreement concerned, this Chapter shall apply to requests for surrender between France and a State which is not a member of the European Union…

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