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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 199

…and, where applicable, the lawyers of the other parties, by a judgment delivered in chambers, which may only be appealed to the Supreme Court at the same time as the judgment on the main application.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee of financial obligations

Article L211-38

…urity for the present or future financial obligations referred to in article L. 211-36, the parties may provide for the delivery in full ownership, enforceable against third parties without formalitie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

…tract.In the case of life insurance or capitalisation operations, the guaranteed capital or annuity may be expressed in units of account made up of transferable securities or assets offering sufficien…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-1

I.-A person suffering from a mental disorder may only be the subject of psychiatric care on the decision of the director of an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 when the following two condi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-4

…judgment, the court appoints the official receiver whose duties are defined in article L. 621-9. It may, if necessary, appoint more than one. The president of the court, if he has dealt with the debto…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional commission for liberal professions

Article R6154-18

…t is sent to the members of the Committee, who have fifteen days in which to make any comments they may have. In the light of these comments, the rapporteur may or may not amend his report, which beco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-138-1

…vour of employees of the company or of companies affiliated to it within the meaning of article L. 225-180, the provisions of I and II of article L. 225-138 shall apply and: 1° The subscription price…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…hich public health establishments manufacturing medicinal products industrially on 31 December 1991 may apply for the authorisation provided for in article L. 5124-3;6° The conditions under which the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1243-3-1

…preservation and distribution of tissues and their derivatives in accordance with Article L. 1243-2 may also apply for authorisation to enter into agreements with the health establishments mentioned i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 85

Any person claiming to have been injured by a crime or offence may, by lodging a complaint, bring a civil action before the competent investigating judge pursuant to the provisions of the articles 52,…

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