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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1610

If the seller fails to make delivery within the time agreed between the parties, the purchaser may, at his option, request that the sale be rescinded, or that he be given possession, if the delay is d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1669

…pplies if a person who has sold an inheritance alone has left several heirs. Each of these co-heirs may only use the redemption option for the share he takes in the inheritance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-14

…anismes de sécurité sociale for the collection of the contributions referred to in article L. 3253-18. If this association is dissolved, the administrative authority entrusts the body provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Assessment and collection of taxes

Article 1658

…der of the director general of public finance or the prefect, or notices of assessment.For the application of the procedure for collection by way of rolls provided for in the first paragraph, the repr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1639

…e other questions to which damages resulting for the purchaser from the non-performance of the sale may give rise must be decided in accordance with the general rules laid down in the title "Of contra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-16

Where there is no authorised body in the département, pursuant to article L. 5141-6, the application for the repayable advance is sent to the Prefect. The Prefect issues the applicant with an acknowle…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1636

…whole, that the purchaser would not have bought without the part from which he has been evicted, he may have the sale rescinded.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-16

Where the sentenced person has not made an application in the form prescribed by Article D. 49-11, the sentence enforcement judge may, in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Artic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-14

In the event of the receivership or liquidation of an operator of a cinema, the agent appointed by the competent court to deal with the receivership or liquidation proceedings is authorised to receive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-14

…sion or his representative, appointed by order of the Minister for Health, will check that the applicant has a sufficient command of the French language.

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