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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties.

Article R4235-7

All pharmacists, whatever their position and within the limits of their knowledge and resources, must come to the aid of any person in immediate danger, except in cases of force majeure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-73

…r declaration of employment (number 28 of table 5) gives rise to the collection:1° A fixed fee of €26.41, where the employment or reinvestment has been made by means of an investment that has given ri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 708

…ome final. However, the time limit for appeal granted to the public prosecutor by Articles 505 and 548 does not prevent the execution of the sentence, whatever its nature.The execution of a police sen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 618

Contradiction of judgments may also, notwithstanding the provisions of article 605, be invoked when two decisions, even if not rendered at last instance, are irreconcilable and neither of them is subj…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Normal system

Article 683

…on are subject to land registration tax or registration duty at the rate provided for in Article 1594 D.The tax or duty is liquidated on the price expressed, adding to it all capital charges as well a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article A742-6

…ndidates' ability to solve one or more practical cases on commercial law subjects. A coefficient of 4 is assigned to this test.3° A two-hour test designed to test candidates' ability to solve one or m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-1

…fiscated Assets when they relate to movable or immovable property mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article 706-160, even if they have not been previously entrusted to it. Except in the case of assignment, th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-7

Where it has intervened under the conditions provided for in c) of Article L. 424-2, the compensation body shall have a claim :a) The guarantee fund of the State where the accident took place in the c…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-7

Except in the case where the precautionary measure has been implemented with an enforceable title, the creditor shall, within one month of the implementation of the measure, on pain of lapsing, instit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L312-72

In the event of a revision of the borrowing rate, the lender shall provide this information in advance to the borrower on paper or any other durable medium before the effective date of application of…

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