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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Crossed cheques

Article L131-45

A cheque with a general bar may only be paid by the drawee to a banker, an electronic money institution, a payment institution, a head of a postal cheque centre or a customer of the drawee. A speciall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-4

In order to develop the evaluation of care and professional practices and implement the certification procedure, the Haute Autorité de santé ensures the collaboration of professionals by setting up an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-27

The sole trader may sell for valuable consideration, transfer free of charge inter vivos or contribute his entire business assets to a company, without liquidating them. Any transfer other than in its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Corsican Tourist Offices and Agency

Article L4424-40

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is substituted for the tourism offices and agency from 1 January 2003, unless the Assembly of Corsica deliberates otherwise. The territorial collectivity of Cor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-18

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has a period of four months to evaluate the information provided. At the end of these maximum four months, when, in application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-11

A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "family member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection", identical to the card provided for in article L. 424-9 issued to a foreign national who has…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 595

The usufructuary may enjoy by himself, lease to another, even sell or transfer his right free of charge. Leases which the usufructuary alone has made for a period which exceeds nine years are, in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Training for sports professions

Article L211-5

Access to training provided by a centre mentioned in article L. 211-4 of this code is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the beneficiary of the training or his legal representative and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8

Any work carried out on the communal areas of a block of flats used in whole or in part for residential purposes, built before 1 January 1949, which is likely to cause a substantial deterioration in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-14

The operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4 are liable to the seller and the buyer for the representation of the price and the delivery of the goods f…

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