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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 790

The inventory is filed with the court within two months of the declaration. The heir may apply to the judge for an extension if he can show serious and legitimate grounds for delaying the filing of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Binding force

Article 1195

If a change in circumstances unforeseeable at the time the contract was concluded makes performance excessively onerous for a party who had not agreed to assume the risk, that party may ask its co-con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40

In the event of an offence under 3° of article 225-10 of the Penal Code, the occupier and the person engaging in prostitution are jointly and severally liable for any damages that may be awarded for n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-77

In companies, the social and economic committee may apply to the courts for the appointment of an agent to convene the general meeting of shareholders in an emergency. It may also request the inclusio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation procedure.

Article L2522-1

All collective labour disputes may be submitted to conciliation procedures. Disputes which, for whatever reason, have not been submitted to a conventional conciliation procedure established either by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions recognising a state of natural disaster

Article D125-1-2

…ministrative Justice. The interministerial order referred to in the fourth paragraph of article L. 125-1 specifies the channels and time limits within which such appeals may be lodged.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1651 G

For reasons of confidentiality, the taxpayer may request that the matter be referred to another committee within the jurisdiction of the territorially competent administrative court of appeal. This co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-4

The representative of the State may, at any time, request communication of the acts taken in the name of the region which are not mentioned in article L. 4141-2. The representative of the State may on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte.

Article L924-5

The last paragraph of III of article L. 442-5 is replaced by the following four paragraphs: "The investigating judge or the court hearing the case may order the advertising to cease, either at the req…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-240-4

Under the conditions laid down in the fund's regulations or articles of association, the units or shares issued by the specialised finance vehicle may give rise to requests for redemption by their hol…

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