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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-2

Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 1115-1 shall incur, in addition to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-2

In addition to the Chairman, the Board of Governors is made up of twenty-five full members: 1° Fifteen elected representatives of the staff mentioned in article R. 6156-3 ; 2° Seven representatives of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-23

…c tax on insurance policies available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica established by loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse et les départements…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-25

The deliberations of the members are subject to the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978. The General Meeting may only validly deliberate if at least three quarters of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-26

The practice of the profession of restaurant owner or fruit and vegetable retailer required by the provisions of article L. 3262-3 is verified by the National Commission for Restaurant Vouchers referr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 280

The expert may, on proof of the progress of his operations, be authorised to deduct an advance from the sum deposited if the complexity of the case so requires.In the event of a manifest insufficiency…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 2222

A statute that extends the duration of a prescription or foreclosure period has no effect on an existing prescription or foreclosure period. It applies where the prescription period or the foreclosure…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2446

Except in cases where they are justified in refusing the filing or rejecting a formality, in accordance with legislative or regulatory provisions, on land registration, the services responsible for la…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caled…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2505

For the application to Mayotte of the first paragraph of article 833, the references: "831 to 832-4" are replaced by the references: "831 to 832-1, 832-3 and 832-4". For the application of the second…

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