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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R150-5

Draws of lots to determine which capitalisation contracts or securities may be redeemed early must be made publicly in the presence of a bailiff, at the places specified in the contracts, and under th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2361-5

The minimum period laid down in articles R. 2361-3 and R. 2361-4 may be reduced by five days if the purchaser offers, by electronic means and as from the publication of the call for tenders, unrestric…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The running of pharmacies.

Article R4235-52

…name(s) of the owner(s), co-owner(s) or partner(s) in practice. The names of assistant pharmacists may also be mentioned. These inscriptions may only be accompanied by university, hospital and scient…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-55

Nurses may not engage in any other activity, apart from care, prevention, health education, training, research or expert appraisal, which enables them to take advantage of the skills conferred on them…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-54

The judge may visit the premises visited during the intervention.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5

…ignment of the exploitation right, where the author has suffered a loss of more than seven twelfths due to injury or insufficient forecasting of the proceeds of the work, he may request a revision of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the Criminal Appeals Chamber

Article 515-1

…ered provisional payment, in whole or in part, of the damages awarded, such provisional enforcement may be halted, on appeal, by the first president ruling in summary proceedings if it is likely to en…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-5

…ility of the Chairman, his powers shall be exercised by the Vice-Chairman. Each member of the Board may give a proxy to another member. No person may hold more than one proxy. The Board of Directors m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-5

The guarantee fund may intervene, even before the criminal courts and even for the first time on appeal, with a view in particular to contesting the principle or the amount of the compensation claimed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-52

No compensation or costs other than those mentioned in article L. 313-51 may not be charged to the borrower in the event of default as provided for in this article. However, in the event of default by…

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