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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-4

Partners bound by a civil solidarity pact undertake to live together and to provide mutual material aid and assistance. If the partners do not agree otherwise, material assistance is proportional to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-54

…estate investment company or the management company of the real estate investment fund, as the case may be, on the merger, contribution in kind, distribution of interim dividends, demerger, dissolutio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-5

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros to carry out or cause to be carried out research involving the human person: 1° Without having obtained a favourable opinion from…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-5

The following are allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée :1° Proceeds from the reimbursement of advances on receipts granted before 1 January 1996 for the production of cinema…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-5

I. - In the event of the dissolution of a chamber of commerce and industry, it shall be renewed within a period of six months. However, if such dissolution is pronounced less than one year before a ge…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-52

…risdiction of several courts and simultaneous action is to be taken in each of them, a single order may be issued by one of the competent liberty and custody judges.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-5

…territorial collectivity of French Guyana are, in cases where the first paragraph of articles L. 7153-3 and L. 7153-4-1 is not applied, negotiated and signed by the authorities of the Republic. At it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-5

The employee identification form provided for in 2° of article D. 1272-1 contains the following information: 1° Information relating to the employee: a) All the information provided for in article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-59

…regulatory requirements applicable to it, as well as the elements mentioned in article L. 1222-11, may result in the modification or temporary or permanent withdrawal of the approval provided for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-5

The National Council of Judicial Administrators and Judicial Representatives is composed of sixteen members, eight members representing judicial administrators and eight members representing judicial…

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