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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-7

…7 of the Code of Civil Procedure of New Caledonia and in accordance with the provisions of articles 24 and 25 of deliberation no. 2001-200 AFP of 4 December 2001 on the Code of Civil Procedure of Fren…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-10

…talments already paid for the year reach the amount of tax for which they will ultimately be liable may, after informing the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, defer payment of the follow…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-7

…of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 24 February 1988, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the S…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article D344-5

…a relating to supplementary social protection, referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, are grouped in the following statements, as established by de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-1

…ragraphs and which the Autorité determines in accordance with the first paragraph of Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, are approved in advance by the Chief Executive Officer or the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-3

…d paragraph of Article L. 732-3 ; d) The last paragraph of Article L. 742-25 ; 2° In Article L. 742-24, the reference to article L. 733-7 is not applicable until 1 January 2018;3° The words: "juge des…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-170

…e appointed by the management company for five years under the conditions set out in article L. 214-24-16, after their candidacy has been accepted by the ordinary general meeting of shareholders. For…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-61

…épartements to the boards of directors of the fire and rescue services provided for in article L. 1424-24-2. This general renewal takes place no later than two months after the deadline set for these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Commitment of expenditure and authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article R2342-4

…ments or contracts;- or by virtue of revenue orders or tax rolls issued and made enforceable by the mayor as regards the commune and by the authorising officer as regards public establishments.Enforce…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-31

If the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24 has been issued, the lender shall inform the borrower, on paper or any other durable medium, of its decision to accept or reject the offer and, where appl…

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