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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article L2224-11-6

…s of Article L. 332-11-1 of the French town planning code as it stood prior to Law No. 2014-1655 of 29 December 2014 on the rectifying finance act for 2014.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-23

…egional Health Agency. For packaged waters, the provisions applicable are those of articles R. 1322-29, R. 1322-30 and R. 1322-43 to R. 1322-44-1. For spring water and water made drinkable by packaged…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-35

…ocuments are made available to :1° The radiation protection inspectors mentioned in Article L. 1333-29 ; 2° The agents mentioned in Article L. 1333-24; 3° The agents or departments mentioned in the fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-83

Release of registrations shall be made by the representatives of the group of bondholders concerned.Except in the cases provided for in the contract of issue, the representatives of the group of bondh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 67

The provisions of articles 54 to 66, with the exception of those in the'article 64-1, are applicable, in the case of a flagrant offence, in all cases where the law provides for a prison sentence.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-145

Associations in the event of survival or death created by tontines may only be validly constituted if they have at least two hundred members.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-153

Each survivorship association must be wound up within one year of its expiry. Associations in the event of death must be wound up at the end of each year.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-1

Other than the information prescribed in articles 752 or 753 as the case may be, the writ shall expressly set out, on pain of nullity, the individual cases presented by the plaintiff in support of his…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures

Article 1119

In the event of an appeal, modifications to the provisional measures, if a new fact has arisen, may only be requested, depending on the case, from the first president of the court of appeal or the Con…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-5

In the event of default by the debtor, the assignee may set off the amount of the sum assigned, plus any fruits and interest, against the secured claim. Where appropriate, the assignee returns the exc…

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