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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…ibutions and social security contributions; 4° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expend…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Contradiction.

Article 16

…e been able to debate them in adversarial proceedings. He may not base his decision on the pleas of law that he has raised of his own motion without first inviting the parties to present their observa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 47

…at the facts declared therein do not correspond to reality. This is assessed in the light of French law..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Total or partial withdrawal of parental authority and withdrawal of the exercise of parental authority

Article 379

…total withdrawal of parental authority ordered under articles 378 and 378-1 carries by operation of law all attributes, both proprietary and personal, attached to parental authority; in the absence of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers of the delegated federations

Article R131-34

…received from the Minister responsible for sport or for the application, in compliance with French law, of the regulations of its international federation; 2° Be proportionate to the requirements of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-5

…plicable, notwithstanding the absence of specific stipulations in the articles of association or by-laws.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1-2

The units or shares of UCITS or AIFs established on the basis of foreign law that have been notified in accordance with Article L. 214-2-2 or Article L. 214-24-1, as applicable, may be admitted to tra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to surety undertakings

Article L443-1

…t or a guarantee, whether legal, regulatory or contractual in origin, have recourse by operation of law and in all cases against the customer who gave the undertaking, his co-obligors and the persons…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracts comprising inseparable services

Article L1312-2

…nded to satisfy objectively indissociable needs which, on the one hand, are covered by the ordinary law on concession contracts provided for in Book I of Part Three and, on the other hand, are not cov…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Family reunification

Article L561-3

…nt or family member who does not comply with the essential principles which, in accordance with the laws of the Republic, govern family life in France, the host country.

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