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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2490

For the application of this code in Mayotte, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° (Repealed);2° "Court" or "court of appeal" by: "chambre d'appel de Mamoudzou";3° "Juge d'instance" by: "p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-1

Ownership of real estate may be assigned as security for an obligation under a trust agreement entered into pursuant to the articles 2011 to 2030.The secured obligation may be present or future; in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

I. - Investment funds governed by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, known as "AIFs": 1° Raise capital from a number of investors with a view to investi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX ter: Declaration of overseas investments

Article 242 septies

…ovided for in articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C, 217 undecies, 217 duodecies, 244 quater W, 244 quater X or 244 quater Y may only be exercised by companies listed in a public reg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-24

…ic surveillance or house arrest under mobile electronic surveillance, the provisions of articles R. 24-14 to R. 24-23 are applicable, as are those of articles R. 631-1 and R. 631-3 du code pénitentiai…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-24

…occupational retirement pursuant to Article L. 612-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, it may also register the mortgage referred to in Article L. 327-3 of this Code, Article L. 212-24 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-24

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court has sole jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resultin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-24

…rance contract provided for in Article L. 313-30 after the loan offer referred to in Article L. 313-24, the borrower sends the loan offer issued or the credit agreement to the insurer of his choice, o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-24

…tion proceedings, the Specific Controller shall make the declaration provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the French Commercial Code in the name and on behalf of the holders of claims benefiting from…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-24

…ertificates and breeder's certificates. The same applies to articles L. 613-9, L. 613-21 and L. 613-24, the body mentioned in Article L. 412-1 being substituted for the Institut national de la proprié…

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