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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-102

…buse or misuse of a substance, plant, medicinal product or other product mentioned in article R. 5132-98 must immediately report it to the centre for assessment and information on pharmacodependence i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 990

In all cases, a duplicate original of the wills mentioned in the two preceding articles shall be made. If this formality could not be fulfilled due to the testator's state of health, an expedition of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1071

…he family affairs judge is to attempt to reconcile the parties. If a dispute is referred to him, he may propose a mediation measure and, after obtaining the agreement of the parties, appoint a family…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Passenger transport in the Ile-de-France region

Article 1038

Agreements entered into for the implementation of l'ordonnance n° 59-151 modifiée du 7 janvier 1959, relative à l'organisation des transports de voyageurs en Ile-de-France, are registered at a fixed f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-104

…ation where all measures are taken to inform users as quickly as possible by appropriate means, the mayor will display in the town hall, within two working days of receiving them, all the documents se…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 901

The statement of appeal shall be made by a document, which may include an appendix, containing, in addition to the particulars prescribed by 2° and 3° of Article 54 and by the fifth paragraph of artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Collective coordination procedure

Article L694-9

The official receiver shall rule by a non-appealable order on disagreements relating to the collective coordination procedure between the judicial administrator and the judicial representative appoint…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-105

I.-The extra-financial performance statement referred to in I of Article L. 225-102-1 and the consolidated non-financial performance statement mentioned in II of the same article present the business…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-10

I.- By way of derogation from Article L. 722-9, transfers of funds for which the payment service providers involved in the payment chain are established in mainland France, in local authorities govern…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 1000

…cated at the place of residence or principal establishment of the policyholder. But these contracts may not be used in France, by public deed, or before any other constituted authority, if they have n…

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