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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1009-2

…e of notification of the decision ordering the striking off. It shall be interrupted by an act unequivocally expressing the intention to enforce.The First President or his delegate may, even of his ow…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1015-2

…ed to the parties, or be heard during a hearing to which the parties are summoned. The parties are given a period of time in which to submit their written observations.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A243-2

The supporting document provided for in article L. 243-2 must be signed by an insurer authorised to carry out direct insurance operations in the territory of the French Republic in accordance with the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-3

In the absence of payment of the secured debt and unless otherwise stipulated in the trust agreement, the trustee, where it is the creditor, acquires free disposal of the property assigned as security…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-1

…ssigned as security for an obligation under a trust agreement entered into pursuant to the articles 2011 to 2030.The secured obligation may be present or future; in the latter case, it must be determi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-5

Property assigned pursuant to Article 2488-1 may subsequently be assigned to guarantee debts other than those mentioned in the constitutive act provided that the latter expressly so provides. The sett…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-4

If the beneficiary of the trust has acquired free disposal of the property pursuant to Article 2488-3, he shall pay to the settlor, where the value mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of that Artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-2

…means of protection from being subjected to the operations mentioned in articles L. 4311-3 and L. 4321-2, to withdraw them from the market and to recall them; 2° or to make the performance of these op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5222-1 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros. The court may also impose the following additional penalties: 1° A ban…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-2

…ening, operating or transferring a pharmacy without holding the licence referred to in article L. 5125-18 or despite the suspension or withdrawal of such licence;2° Transferring a licence independentl…

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