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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1007

…ition of the will, specifying the circumstances of the deposit. In the case provided for in article 1006, the notary shall verify the conditions of the legatee's seisin with regard to the universal na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-15

…ination relating to elements covered by Part II of the initial applications provided for in Article 7 of the aforementioned European Regulation of 16 April 2014 shall be sent to the Minister responsib…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-10

…ion as a portfolio management company, applicants must submit their application to the Autorité des marchés financiers.The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a file complying with th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154

The provisions of articles 61-1 and 61-2 relating to the hearing of a suspected person or a victim as well as Articles 61-3 and 62-2 to 64-1 are applicable during the execution of letters rogatory. Th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article R311-19

The services and infrastructures referred to in I of this Article L. 311-51 are provided to the purchaser: 1° On the terms set out in an agreement concluded between the person subject to a resolution…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-19

Groups of economic operators may participate in procurement procedures.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4126-15

…days. The request for regularisation takes the place of the information provided for in article R. 611-7 of the Code of Administrative Justice. With regard to the inadmissibility provided for in the f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-19

…idual limited liability entrepreneur shall file in the special register mentioned in Article R. 526-15, within six months of the end of the financial year, the accounting documents mentioned in

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1506

…ct to the provisions of this Title, the following Articles shall apply to international arbitration:1° 1446,1447,1448 (paragraphs 1 and 2) and 1449, relating to the arbitration agreement; 2° 1452 to 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-17

…ganisms contaminated by micro-organisms and toxins included on the list provided for in article L. 5139-1. In the event of permanent closure of the establishment or cessation of activity, this registe…

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