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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 184

Any marriage contracted in contravention of the provisions contained in articles 144, 146, 146-1, 147, 161, 162 and 163 may be challenged, within thirty years of its celebration, either by the spouses…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Composition of goods on deposit.

Article 184

1. Goods in bonded warehouses remain at the risk of their owners; their deterioration, alteration or loss while in bonded warehouses shall not give rise to any claim for damages, whatever the cause. 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-13

The special payment voucher is nominative. It mentions the name of the beneficiary.A decree may specify the cases in which :1° The special payment voucher is payable to a named person, in particular w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 412-10

Direct allocations are paid during the first half of each year:1° To delegated production companies, 70% of the amount. Where there is more than one delegated production company, payment is made on th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-18

In the event of a dispute concerning the application of 1° of I of article L. 213-16 and article L. 213-17, the matter may be referred to the Cinema Mediator pursuant to article L. 213-1 . The cinema…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-10

To set the duration of the re-entry bans referred to in articles L. 612-6 and L. 612-7, the administrative authority shall take into account the length of time the foreign national has been present on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-13

The court may decide, at the request of the debtor or the creditor and having regard to the percentage of the remuneration that may be seized, the amount of the claim and the rate of interest due, tha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-14

Failing amicable agreement, the compensation that may be due pursuant to articles L. 2421-5, L. 2421-6, L. 2421-8, L. 2421-9, L. 2421-11 and L. 2421-13 are set as in matters of expropriation in the pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-13

When the sampling for a medical biology examination cannot be carried out in the medical biology laboratory within a timeframe compatible with the patient's state of health, it may be carried out in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-10

In order to implement the principle of optimisation defined in 2° of Article L. 1333-2, the person responsible for the nuclear activity or the competent authority may set dose constraints for the expo…

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