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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-5

…be accepted. A statement of acceptance on the cheque is deemed to be unwritten. However, the drawee may endorse the cheque; endorsement has the effect of establishing the existence of the funds on the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-5

If no enforcement action is taken within two years of the summons to pay, proceedings may only be commenced on the basis of a new summons to pay. However, the order still interrupts the limitation per…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Applicable rules

Article R2123-5

Where the purchaser provides for negotiation, he may award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided that he has indicated that he reserves this option in the cons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L2123-5

Time off used in application of articles L. 2123-1, L. 2123-2 and L. 2123-4 may not exceed half the legal working time for a calendar year.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules

Article 1347-5

A debtor who has taken unreserved note of the assignment of the claim may not set up against the assignee the set-off that he could have set up against the assignor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-5

In the cases provided for in this chapter, the accused may prove that he was misled as to the age of the minor, the status or age of the person accompanying him or the condition of the patient. If he…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Involvement of the guarantee fund

Article R421-52

…tions made pursuant to the provisions of article L. 421-9 from the start of the 2004 financial year may not exceed 700 million euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-5

The State may delegate to the European Collectivity of Alsace the management of all or part of the actions covered by the European Social Fund, under the conditions defined in Article L. 1111-8-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeals against decisions by the Conseil des maisons de vente, the Enforcement Committee or their chairmen

Article R321-50

…against decisions of the Conseil des maisons de vente, the Enforcement Committee or their chairmen may be lodged by any means that confers a date certain with the registry of the Paris Court of Appea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-59

Where the activities referred to in article R. 1243-57 are carried out in separate locations, the organisation may submit several applications for authorisation, determining the scope covered by each…

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