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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2474

Mortgages are extinguished in particular:1° By the extinction of the principal obligation subject to the case provided for in Article 2422;2° By the creditor's renunciation of the mortgage subject to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article R3132-1

The provisions of articles R. 2131-2-A to R. 2131-4 are applicable to the electronic transmission of departmental acts mentioned in article L. 3131-2. For the application of these provisions, the word…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-62

The provisions of articles R. 6142-4 and R. 6142-30 do not apply to the agreements relating to the organisation of hospital placements provided for in article R. 6153-60. These agreements determine th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information system concerning jobseekers and employees

Article R5312-38

The creation by Pôle emploi of an automated processing system for personal data called "Information system concerning jobseekers and employees" is hereby authorised. Its purpose is to 1° Information,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-5

The amount of the fines provided for in articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-4 may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the bas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-8

When the appellant is one of the persons listed in 1° and 2° of Article R. 40-4, the secretary of the commission shall ask the latter, within fifteen days of receiving the file and by registered lette…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Actions against those responsible for the damage.

Article R3122-20

The Office may, in order to exercise the subrogatory action provided for in Article L. 3122-4, intervene even for the first time in an appeal before any administrative or judicial court. In this case,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-9

The platform manager shall reject applications for registration, modification or deregistration that do not meet the conditions set out in Articles R. 522-24-4 et R. 522-24-6. The rejection specifies…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1531-1

Article L. 1131-4, with the exception of its last paragraph, is applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. For its application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, the w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-8

The Board of Directors shall adopt its rules of procedure. A financial committee is set up within the Board of Directors to prepare the Board's work on points 4° to 10° of Article R. 823-7. An order o…

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