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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-9

Whatever the nature of the loss, where liability is not disputed and the loss has been fully quantified, the insurer covering civil liability in respect of a land motor vehicle is obliged to make a re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-18

The decision of the Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique is: 1° Notified to the applicant within a period of ten days from the date of the Commission meeting, either by administra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 123-6

By decision of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, the sums entered in an automatic account may be carried over to another automatic account exclusively in the event of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-23

…R. 221-13, subject to the penalties set out inArticle 314-6 of the Criminal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-231

An association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 22-10-44, as well as one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, either individually or grouped together in any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-40

Where, in the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-39, the shareholder is represented by a person other than his spouse or the partner with whom he has entered into a civil so…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 799

…nt for the proceedings to proceed without a hearing in accordance with the provisions of article L. 212-5-1 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire, the Pre-Trial Judge declares the proceedings close…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 569

During the time limits for the appeal in cassation and, if there has been an appeal, until the judgment of the Court of Cassation has been delivered, the execution of the judgment of the Court of Appe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-28

When the person claimed appears before the investigating chamber pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 696-27, the president of the chamber shall establish his identity and take his statements, a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-2

Any declaration file for a sporting event, as mentioned in article R. 331-6, submitted by the organiser must include : 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organiser…

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