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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D. 2335-23

I.-The fixed portion provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2335-16 amounts to €9,000. The variable portion provided for in the same paragraph is allocated according to the following scale…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-2

The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall define and implement procedures, adapted to the money laundering and terrorist financing risks to which they are exposed, enabling them to determine whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-22-2

Preimplantation diagnosis includes the following activities: 1° Cell sampling from the embryo obtained by in vitro fertilisation ; 2° Cytogenetic tests, including molecular tests, on the embryonic cel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-2

…ch may be responsible for a serious condition justifying preventive measures or care, the doctor, except in cases where the person has asked to be kept in ignorance of the diagnosis, shall communicate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Procedure for pre-marketing AIFs in France or in an EU Member State other than France (article L. 214-24-2-1)

Article L214-24-2-1

…ement company may pre-market units or shares of a European Union AIF to professional clients in France or in another Member State of the European Union under conditions laid down by decree. The Genera…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2233

…on, until the condition arrives;2° In respect of an action in warranty, until the eviction takes place;3° In respect of a claim with a term, until that term has arrived.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2235

It does not run or is suspended against unemancipated minors and adults under guardianship, except for actions for payment or recovery of wages, arrears of annuities, maintenance payments, rents, tena…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2236

It does not run or is suspended between spouses, as well as between partners bound by a civil solidarity pact.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2237

It does not run or is suspended against the accepting heir up to the amount of the net assets, in respect of the claims he has against the succession.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2238

…dispute has arisen, the parties agree to have recourse to mediation or conciliation or, in the absence of a written agreement, from the day of the first mediation or conciliation meeting. The limitati…

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