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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 604

Delay in giving security does not deprive the usufructuary of the fruits to which he may be entitled; they are due to him from the time the usufruct was opened.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1-3

As long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, the public prosecutor may propose to a legal person charged with one or more offences under the

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 368

No person who has been legally acquitted may again be convicted or charged in respect of the same acts, even under a different characterisation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 343

In any event the court may order of its own motion, or at the request of the public prosecutor or one of the parties, that the case be referred to the next session.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 438

A witness who fails to appear or refuses either to take the oath or to give evidence may, on the application of the public prosecutor, be fined €3,750 by the court..

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-14

Board members perform their duties free of charge. However, their travel and subsistence expenses may be reimbursed in accordance with the regulations applicable to civil servants.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-1

…term "banker" refers to credit institutions and institutions, departments or persons authorised to maintain accounts from which cheques may be drawn.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bonds issued by economic interest groupings.

Article L213-7

The economic interest group may issue bonds under the conditions set out in Article L. 251-7 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-2

The liability of the custodian referred to in article L. 214-11 may not be excluded or limited contractually. Any agreement to the contrary shall be null and void.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article L223-5

Bons de caisse may be transferred in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter II of Title IV of Book III of the Civil Code.

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