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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Main contract

Article L313-42

…tes that the price will be paid without the aid of one or more loans, this deed shall bear, in the hand of the purchaser, a statement by which the latter acknowledges having been informed that if he n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-4

…sentence pronounced abroad is, by the effect of the international convention or agreement, directly and immediately enforceable on national territory for the part that remained to be served in the for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2391-4

…ract is less than or equal to twelve months, the amount of the advance payment is set at between 5% and 30% of the initial amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes. Where the term of the contract…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-4

…at Article exceeds the amount of the debt secured, a sum equal to the difference between that value and the amount of the debt, subject to prior payment of the debts arising from the conservation or m…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain public sector employees.

Article R5424-4

…rson concerned, fixed by his contract of employment or undertaking, during the period of employment and the legal working time or the contractual working time where this is less than the legal working…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-49

…tion document is issued for each ballot to every voter on the electoral roll. The cost of producing and sending electoral documents is borne by the State.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-4

…mpulsory liquidation proceedings in respect of an insurance undertaking, policyholders, subscribers and beneficiaries of insurance contracts and the guarantee fund referred to in Article L. 423-1 are,…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article L131-4

…alculated taking into account the behaviour of the person to whom the injunction has been addressed and the difficulties he has encountered in complying with it. The rate of the definitive astreinte m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-4

…be empowered by the court to represent him, generally or for certain specific acts, the conditions and extent of such representation being determined by the judge. In the absence of legal authority,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-45

…ated abroad, the foreign government deems it necessary to communicate exhibits or documents in the hands of the French authorities, the request shall be transmitted in the forms provided for in articl…

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