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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-36

…does not reside within the jurisdiction of the competent court, the declaration to the court clerk may be made by means of a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Where the applicant is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consultation of registered information

Article R521-32

…transaction: the category of registration among those listed in article R. 521-2. Each consultation may concern only one person and one or more categories of registration. For the consultation of regi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-3

…t and purpose, as to place and as to duration. Where special circumstances so require, the contract may be validly concluded by exchange of telegrams, provided that the field of exploitation of the as…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L312-31

…and information on the new reference rate is also available at the creditor's premises, the parties may agree in the credit agreement that this information is provided periodically to the borrower.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-3

The mobility organising authorities pursuant to I of article L. 1231-1 of the Transport Code, the municipalities continuing to organise mobility services pursuant to II of the same article L. 1231-1 a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-3

…ns to acquire, lose or be reinstated in French nationality, as well as declarations of nationality, may, under the conditions laid down by law, be made, without authorisation, from the age of sixteen.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 306-1

…mes mentioned in Chapter I of Book IV bis of the same code and the crimes mentioned in Article 706-73 of this Code, the court, without the assistance of the jury, may, by a judgment delivered in open…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV : Insurance for the acquisition of immovable property by means of life annuities.

Article L132-30

…e Civil Code on the assigned property. If there are heirs in the direct line of the creditors, they may only deal with the insurer after having been authorised to do so by a judgement handed down in c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to operate as a mobile business

Article R212-3

…e meaning of article R. 212-7-1. The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may ask the Regional Director of Cultural Affairs to consult experts in cinema exhibition and distri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entering sums in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-37

…211-36, the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which the producti…

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