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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 798

Without prejudice to the rights of creditors with securities, the creditors of the succession and the legatees of sums of money may only pursue recovery from the assets collected from the succession w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1423

A legacy made by a spouse may not exceed his or her share in the community. If a spouse has bequeathed an item from the community, the legatee may claim it in kind only to the extent that the item, by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Remote access to correspondence stored by means of electronic communications accessible by means of a computer identifier

Article 706-95-1

If the requirements of the investigation into a crime or one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge may, at the request of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-39

If it deems it useful, the criminal court will hear, if necessary by rogatory commission, the owner of the seized property, the convicted person and any person with rights to the property that was the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-1

A doping prevention medical unit is any structure set up by a health establishment to provide specialised consultations and doping prevention activities for athletes.This structure is part of a sports…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-44

…e conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant to Article 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting, the documents sent to them…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-25

The sub-committees report on their work to the Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities. They do not require a quorum to meet. In addition, the Professional Advisory Committee…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-6 (art R322-29)

…"CE" in accordance with the following layout: You can consult the cliché in the OJ n° 169 of 24/07/2009 text number 11 If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions as shown in the above…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-13

The Social and Economic Committee carries out regular inspections of health, safety and working conditions. It conducts investigations into accidents at work and occupational or work-related illnesses…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations with other commissions

Article L2315-45

A company agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 may provide for the creation of additional committees to examine particular problems.Where…

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