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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2237

It does not run or is suspended against the accepting heir up to the amount of the net assets, in respect of the claims he has against the succession.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2238

…on or, in the absence of a written agreement, from the day of the first mediation or conciliation meeting. The limitation period is also suspended from the date of conclusion of a participatory proced…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2239

The statute of limitations is also suspended when the judge grants a request for an investigative measure submitted before any trial.The statute of limitations starts to run again, for a period of not…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2234

Prescription shall not run or shall be suspended against a person who is unable to act as a result of an impediment resulting from law, agreement or force majeure.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69

…he applicant of its reasoned decision within three months of acknowledgement of receipt of the complete dossier.II. - When it concerns a medicinal product mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-2-2

…statutory auditor when the entity they form with the companies they control exceeds the thresholds set by decree for two of the following three criteria: the cumulative total of their balance sheet, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-20-2

…vehicle in question has been, sold, transferred, stolen, destroyed or had its number plates stolen; 2° Another driver was presumed to be using the vehicle at the time of the offence; 3° Other reason.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

…of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, for the detection of transmissible infectious diseases placed on the market in accordance with the provisions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25

I.-The undertaking referred to in Article R. 356-8 or the participating undertaking referred to in II of Article R. 356-24 shall submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, on beha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-26-2

…ditor has mentioned its opinion or, failing this, a document justifying the request for an opinion; 2° The conciliator's agreement to take on the assignment; 3° The debtor's agreement to the terms of…

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