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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-2

In the event of a trust entered into by way of security, the contract shall mention, on pain of nullity, in addition to the provisions set out in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-24

In the event of undue recovery, restitution of damages and interest is made through the intermediary of the State's judicial agent, who recovers the sums unduly paid from the beneficiary of the author…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

Article R123-247

Any change requiring a correction or addition to the information provided for in articles R. 123-243 to R. 123-246, as well as the following additional information, shall be entered in the National Re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-24

Compensation granted under this chapter may not be combined with that granted, where applicable, under Articles L. 3122-1 to L. 3122-6, for the same losses.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

Article R4127-242

The presence of the attending dental surgeon at a surgical operation entitles him to separate fees, but only if this presence has been requested or accepted by the patient or his family.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-24

…ures established by the police and national gendarmerie units, or by customs officers authorised to carry out judicial police duties.It may contain personal data of the kind mentioned in I of article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions applicable to hunting accidents.

Article R421-24

…arty, the victim, the insurer and the guarantee fund.The provisions of articles R. 421-12 to R. 421-17 apply to compensation from the guarantee fund for hunting damage resulting from personal injury a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-9

I.-Mutualist certificates are redeemable only in the event of the liquidation of the issuer and after all preferential, unsecured and subordinated creditors have been paid in full. Redemption is made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-24

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court has sole jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resultin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Interrupted proceedings and pending order proceedings.

Article R641-24

For the application of article R. 622-19, the funds are remitted to the liquidator for distribution. If the judicial liquidation is pronounced during an observation period, the mandataire judiciaire s…

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