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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 199

…erson or the interests of a third party. The Examining Magistrate's Chamber shall rule on this application, after hearing the observations of the Public Prosecutor and, where applicable, the lawyers o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Applications for a stay of execution.

Article R464-22

Applications for a stay of execution provided for in articles L. 464-7 and L. 464-8 shall be brought by summons before the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal, in accordance with the procedur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting system.

Article R121-19

Unless otherwise decided by the Minister for the Economy, the funds of the public establishment are deposited with an accountant of the Directorate General of Public Finances and do not bear interest.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-24

As part of the activities mentioned in articles R. 6133-22 and R. 6133-23, the General Meeting may authorise the grouping, on a subsidiary basis and in compliance with its corporate purpose, to regist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-5

…torité des marchés financiers shall issue the authorisation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and other…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 18

The parties may defend themselves, subject to cases in which representation is compulsory.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1809

The taker who is discharged by the fortuitous event is still liable to account for the hides of the animals.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Organisation, operation and control of the guarantee fund.

Article R421-25

Membership of the fund by the companies referred to in article L. 421-2 only ceases in the event of withdrawal, termination or lapse of authorisation. Companies which are members of the guarantee fund…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-22

…lsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for in Ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX: Information on reference tax income

Article 242 quater

…ned in the last paragraph of 1 of I of article 117 quater and in the last paragraph of I of article 125 A formulate, under their responsibility, their request for exemption from the levies provided fo…

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