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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Plan

Article R742-56-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of Article R. 733-17-1 shall apply. The letter provided for in these paragraphs also states that failure to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-5

…of default by the debtor, the assignee may set off the amount of the sum assigned, plus any fruits and interest, against the secured claim. Where appropriate, the assignee returns the excess to the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R6144-5-1

The duties of the chairman of the hospital medical board end when he resigns and submits his resignation to the chairman of the hospital board or when the term of office of the hospital medical board…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-5

…rmines, between them, the rank of the creditors. The provisions of this article are of public order and any clause contrary to them is deemed unwritten.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 511-5

The physical elements of cinematographic works are identified and inventoried.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary system

Article R422-58-1

On receipt of a complaint, the President of the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle may propose a conciliation procedure to the parties, if the alleged infringement that is the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary system

Article R422-57-1

The secretary of the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle is the rapporteur of the Disciplinary Board. If he is unable to act, the office of the company shall appoint a substitut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-59-1

…perator of any shortage of supply of a medicinal product for which it is responsible for purchasing and storage, and of which it has not already been informed by the operator or by the Agence national…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-5

In addition to the Prefect or his representative and the President of the Mayotte Departmental Council, the Regional Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance Committee is made up of members appoin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-5

…lected domicile shall notify the judge of the applicant's address without delay. The court registry and the person to whom the address is communicated for the purposes of the proceedings may not make…

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