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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-2

…ovided for in Article R. 628-2, information relating to the nature of the debtor's indebtedness; 2° Finance companies, credit institutions and similar institutions are those referred to in Article L.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 192

…the marriage has not been preceded by the required publication or if the dispensations permitted by law have not been obtained, or if the prescribed intervals between the publications and the celebrat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 369

…purposes of prosecution, the president shall order that the acquitted accused be, by the forces of law and order, taken without delay before the public prosecutor at the seat of the assize court, who…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R131-1

…sters ensure, each in their own area of responsibility, that the sports federations comply with the laws and regulations in force.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-19

…d federation concerned, by an association affiliated to it, or by a legal entity governed by public law. They are mainly made up of structures or groups of structures called "pôles France" or "pôles E…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provision

Article L211-40

…r those governing any equivalent judicial or amicable proceedings initiated on the basis of foreign law, shall not prevent the application of the provisions of this section. Article 1343-2 of the Civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-6

…for Civil Servants or public employees governed by special statutes; 2° Contract staff under public law made available by the parties in accordance with the conditions laid down in the constituent agr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-5

…h cases, it acts as the principal claimant and may avail itself of all remedies available under the law.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Contracts involving defence or security services

Article L1323-1

…may choose to apply Book III of Part Two relating to defence or security contracts or the ordinary law on concession contracts set out in Book I of Part Three to the contract covering both services t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-5

…to an economic operator because of a serious breach of the obligations laid down by European Union law on concession contracts which has been recognised by the Court of Justice of the European Union…

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