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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeals against judgments on jurisdiction and the merits of the case

Article 90

…has ruled on the merits of the dispute in the same judgment given at first instance, that judgment may be appealed against in its entirety.Where the court reverses on the ground of jurisdiction, it s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 90

…red free of charge. If the court considers that the death has not been sufficiently established, it may order any additional measure of information and in particular request an administrative enquiry…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: In-depth assessment

Article D1-10-2

The in-depth assessment is updated during the course of the procedure in the event of the emergence of new elements among those mentioned in article D. 1er-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-10

…treatments close to their home within the framework of an association mentioned in Article R. 6123-90-1 and any initial prescriptions for significant changes in treatment made within this framework b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-10

…lding a certificate or qualification, the list of which is set by order of the Minister for Health, may also practise the profession of dental assistant, provided that the corresponding training began…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-10

…tment revenue provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 2331-5, at 1° and 6° of article L. 2331-6 and 9° of article L. 2331-8 may be used to finance the depreciation allowances provided for in 27° and 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-10

An order from the Minister for Health may stipulate that, in any department or other collectivity where the epidemic situation so warrants, one or more of the diseases listed in articles D. 3113-8 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-99

The company called upon to allot the equity securities or securities giving access thereto must take the measures necessary to protect the interests of the holders of the rights thus created if it dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-46

…on a regulated market, the double voting rights provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 225-123 are de jure, unless a clause to the contrary is included in the Articles of Association adopt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-8

…judicial authority of the executing State, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 695-9-6. In other cases, the decision and the certificate are forwarded by the Public Prosecutor's Of…

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