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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-8

If the funds referred to in article D. 214-80 are marketed by several distributors, the information on marketing and distribution costs given in the key investor information document, the fund rules,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

The mobile machines and second-hand lifting equipment referred to in the first paragraph, which comply with the requirements applicable to them respectively by virtue of amended decrees no. 47-1592 of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders

Article 836-1

…he provisions of Article L. 212-5-1 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire. In this case, article 828 and, where representation by a lawyer is not compulsory, of article 829.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800-1

The costs of criminal, correctional and police justice shall be borne by the State and without recourse against the convicted person or the civil party, subject to the cases provided for in the last t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 861-1

…ll be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by notification between lawyers, and proof thereof shall be provided to the court within the time limit set by the court. At the end…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-8

…descendants by way of early division is set off against the share of the reserve due to their stock and subsidiarily against the available share. All gifts made to members of the same stock are set of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-1

…oposal on the matters mentioned in II of article D. 6132-9, with a view in particular to developing and implementing the territorial policies mentioned in 1° to 9° of this II.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-10

The State guarantee referred to in article R. 442-8-9 is granted in respect of cover pursuant to e of 1° of article L. 432-2 to companies authorised to carry out credit insurance operations in France…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 801-1

…nditions, without the need for a paper medium. Where these documents are drawn up in digital format and the provisions of this Code require them to be signed, they shall be signed, irrespective of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 868-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article 712-2, the President of the Court of First Instance of Wallis and Futuna performs the duties of a sentence enforcement judg…

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