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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: DETENTION ARRANGEMENTS

Article R744-47

The authority competent to decide to move a foreign national from one place of detention to another, under the conditions set out in article L. 744-17, is the département prefect and, in Paris, the po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-11

I.-The prices of the services covered by a contract are: 1° Either unit prices applied to the quantities actually delivered or performed; 2° Or lump-sum prices applied to all or part of the contract,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 488

Acts performed and commitments entered into by a person who is the subject of a mandate for future protection that are enforced, during the term of the mandate, may be rescinded for simple lesion or r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-43

The management company may not, on behalf of a fund, carry out any transactions other than forward or spot purchases or sales of its assets which are not traded on a financial instruments market withi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 4, Articles 6 and 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8, Article 9 and Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-40

In addition to the information required by article L. 211-16, the offer of compensation must indicate the valuation of each head of loss, the claims of each third party payer and the sums due to the b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 437

If there is reason to act outside the cases defined in Article 436, any interested party may give notice to the judge. The judge may appoint a special representative, under the conditions and in accor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-42

The opinions issued pursuant to Article L. 331-33 may be published by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 456

The judgment may be drawn up on paper or electronically. It shall be signed by the President and by the Registrar. If the president is unable to attend, this is noted on the minutes, which are signed…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Default judgments and judgments deemed to be contradictory.

Article 471

A defendant who does not appear may, on the initiative of the plaintiff or on a decision taken ex officio by the judge, be invited to appear again if the summons was not delivered in person. Subject t…

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