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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Vacancy of guardianship

Article 411-1

The guardianship judge and the public prosecutor exercise general supervision over guardianship within their jurisdiction.The guardians and other guardianship bodies are obliged to comply with their s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-42

To obtain a second lost cheque, the owner of the cheque must contact the immediate endorser, who is required to lend his name and care to act towards his own endorser, going from endorser to endorser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-43

The guarantor's undertaking referred to in article L. 131-40 is extinguished after six months if, during that time, there have been no claims or legal proceedings.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-40

If a cheque is lost, the person to whom it belongs may pursue payment from a second, third, fourth, etc. cheque. If the person who lost the cheque cannot represent the second, third, fourth, etc., he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-41

In the event of a refusal to pay, on the request made pursuant to Article L. 131-40, the owner of the lost cheque retains all his rights by means of a protest deed. This protest must be made no later…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial instruments

Article L211-41

All equivalent instruments or rights representing a financial investment in an entity issued on the basis of foreign law are treated in the same way as the financial securities referred to in article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Request for review

Article L531-41

An application for reconsideration is an asylum application submitted after a final decision has been taken on a previous application.The fact that the applicant has explicitly withdrawn his previous…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Request for review

Article L531-42

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons will carry out a preliminary examination of the facts or new information presented by the applicant which arose after the final d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-43

Approval is granted only if all the requirements set out in article R. 331-41 have been met.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-42

Within its remit, the departmental road safety commission carries out the same duties and has the same powers as those vested in the national commission for the examination of speed circuits by articl…

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