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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accommodation.

Article 285-1

If the premises used as the family home belong to one of the spouses personally or in his or her own right, the judge may grant the lease to the spouse who exercises parental authority alone or jointl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Staff

Article D211-68

A separate accounting department is set up to monitor revenue and expenditure for the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Staff

Article D211-52

…laid down in their respective statutes; 2° Contract staff under the conditions set out in articles 4 and 6 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-30

The guarantor is bound in the same way as the person he has guaranteed. His undertaking is valid even if the obligation he has guaranteed would be null and void for any reason other than a formal defe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-29

The guarantee is given either on the cheque or on an allonge, or by a separate document indicating the place where it was made. It is expressed by the words "bon pour aval" or any other equivalent wor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-28

The payment of a cheque may be guaranteed for all or part of its amount by a guarantee. This guarantee is provided by a third party, other than the drawee, or even by a signatory to the cheque.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-22

…nless the holder expressly decides otherwise, in application of the third paragraph of article L. 224-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-21

…re this list includes assets other than units in the company mutual funds mentioned in article L. 214-164, the plan rules provide for the setting up of a supervisory committee made up of representativ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-26

…ntive schemes, a supervisory committee is set up in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 224-21 and L. 224-22. However, this supervisory committee is optional when the payments are allocated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Capping

Article L315-9

The maximum monetary value stored in electronic form and usable by means of a physical medium is set by decree.The decree referred to in the first paragraph also sets the maximum amount that can be lo…

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