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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-41

…onference elects, by a simple majority of the members present, a chairman and two vice-chairmen who may not be from the same college. The chairman of the regional sports conference is elected for a te…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-35

…1-73 or the prohibition provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 163-6. Payment by cheque may only be stopped in the event of loss, theft or fraudulent use of the cheque, or in the event of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-3

…required, the protocol submitted for the opinion of the committee referred to in Article L. 1123-1 may stipulate that the consent of this person is not sought and that only the consent of the members…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-9

…e Safety of Medicines and Health Products). If the committee's opinion is unfavourable, the sponsor may ask the Minister for Health to submit the request for substantial modification to another commit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-11

…contract shall be suspended ipso jure from midnight on the day following the date of alienation; it may be terminated by either party giving ten days' notice. If the contract is not reinstated by agre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L553-3

…epayment purposes, in the event of undue payment, the French Office for Immigration and Integration may make deductions from future instalments due for any reason whatsoever. The amount of the deducti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-16

The mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangeme…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 700

…ses, the judge takes into account the fairness or the economic situation of the convicted party. He may, even of his own motion, for reasons based on the same considerations, declare that there are no…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-4

The mandate terminates by one of the following events: 1° The arrival of the stipulated term; 2° The renunciation of the mandatary; 3° The judicial revocation, at the request of an interested heir or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1396

…rties, if they have not been drawn up following the minute of the marriage contract; and the notary may not issue grosses or expéditions of the marriage contract without transcribing the change or cou…

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