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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-58

For the application of Article 695-46, in the context of the surrender procedures provided for in this section, consent shall be refused to a State that is not a member of the European Union if the of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-6

…rganisation are recorded in the European Union database, in accordance with article 40 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 605

The usufructuary is only liable for maintenance repairs. Major repairs remain the responsibility of the owner, unless they have been caused by a failure to carry out maintenance repairs since the usuf…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 602

If the usufructuary does not find a surety, the buildings are farmed or sequestered; The sums included in the usufruct are invested; The commodities are sold and the price from them is similarly inves…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the owner of the land to which the easement is owed

Article 699

In the very case where the owner of the land subject to the easement is charged by the title to make at his own expense the works necessary for the use or conservation of the easement, he may always f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Easements deriving from the location of premises

Article 645

If a dispute arises between the owners to whom these waters may be useful, the courts, in adjudicating, must reconcile the interests of agriculture with the respect due to property; and, in all cases,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 631-2

…f financial aid to technical projects is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Systems and components intended to be assembled to form a medical device.

Article R5211-69

The systems and kits are accompanied by the information mentioned in Article R. 5211-22, including, where applicable, the information supplied by the manufacturers of the devices that have been assemb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Certification of the accounts of public health institutions

Article R6145-61-6

…t drawn up by the certifier, together with the decision on the accounts, to the Cour des Comptes by 15 July of the following financial year at the latest.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 608

Except in cases specified by law, other final judgments may not be appealed to the Court of Cassation independently of judgments on the merits. The appeal may be lodged by the plaintiff within the tim…

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