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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1808

In the event of a dispute, the lessee is required to prove the fortuitous event, and the lessor is required to prove the fault he imputes to the lessee.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-17

The investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the devices used to administer them are supplied free of charge by the sponsor, except where the law provides otherwise.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-4

…lation (EU) No 575/2013 or, where applicable, in accordance with the requirement set out in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 multiplied by 12.5 ; 2° X2 = the sum of 18% of the total amount o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

…by venture capital companies that meet the conditions set forth in Article 1-1 of Act no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 on various economic and financial provisions, deducted from net capital gains on dispos…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic and optional exemptions

Article 1635 quater D

…structions and developments carried out in the concerted development zones mentioned in article L. 311-1 of the town planning code, where the cost of public facilities, the list of which is set by a d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-148

At each committee meeting, the co-chairmen shall decide which of them shall have the casting vote in the event of a tie.If one of the co-chairmen is absent, he shall be replaced by another member of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-1

…ation of the general insurance agent's mandate(s);c) For the persons mentioned in 3° of article R. 511-2, a document attesting to the existence of one or more mandates. For the persons mentioned in 4°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-32

…plicable, the amount due in respect of the departmental right of way provided for in Article L. 321-11 of the Environment Code.II.-At the bottom of the sheet are two detachable coupons, one on the lef…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…fered by the lender under the credit agreement which are not referred to in the previous sections]. 11° Other rights of the borrower (If applicable) You have [length of cooling-off period] after [star…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-1

Where provisional enforcement has been ordered, it may be stopped, in the event of an appeal, only by the first president and in the following cases: 1° If it is prohibited by law; 2° Where there are…

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