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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R*441-9

No gratuitous benefit may be stipulated for the transactions provided for in this chapter.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 433-5

The amount of aid may not exceed 50% of eligible expenditure.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: WITHDRAWAL OF THE PROCEDURE

Article R2185-1

The purchaser may, at any time, declare a procedure to be discontinued.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-3

The rights of the members of the grouping may not be represented by negotiable securities.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-26

Receipts and warrants may be transferred by endorsement, together or separately.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Powers of investigation

Article L512-54

The judge may visit the premises visited during the intervention.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-7

The mayor may prescribe that municipal officials attend the meetings.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-15

The admission of rightful claimants may not be subject to any fee.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings.

Article 859

The parties may set out their claims by joint motion.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 23

The decisions of the judicial court may be challenged by immediate appeal.

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