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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article R5143-10

…5143-7, the regional prefect of the group's registered office approves the animal health programmes and grants approval to the groups mentioned in article L. 5143-6. If the regional prefect remains si…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9

…that the policyholder or subscriber may designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries in the contract and subsequently by amendment to the contract, or, for contracts mentioned in article L. 141-1, in t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…ce sportive.Its deliberations relate in particular to:1° The establishment project ;2° The contract and agreement mentioned in II and III of article L. 114-16 ;3° The annual activity report drawn up b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Fees for the issue of documents and miscellaneous levies

Article 963

…rom 1st January 2000).IV. -(Repealed).V. - The examination fee for obtaining the deep-sea extension and the large inland waterway yacht extension is set at 38 €.>

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-9

…the emoluments provided for in article A. 444-3.In application of IV of article R. 444-10, auctions and judicial sales carried out under a court order do not give rise to the remittance provided for i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Judicial divorce and legal separation

Article 1091

…ts appendix, where applicable, the information form of the minor child requesting to be heard dated and signed by him or her as well as an agreement dated and signed by each of the spouses and their l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1075

…the services or bodies which provide family benefits, retirement pensions or any old-age benefits, and the name and address of these funds, services or bodies.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1076

A spouse who files an application for divorce may, in any event, and even on appeal, substitute for it an application for legal separation. Reverse substitution is prohibited.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Judicial divorce and legal separation

Article 1092

…e absence of discernment, refusing to hear the minor under the conditions defined in Articles 338-4 and 338-5, he summons each of the spouses by simple letter sent at least fifteen days before the dat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Judicial divorce and legal separation

Article 1089

The application for divorce is made by a single petition from the spouses.

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