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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1799

Bricklayers, carpenters, locksmiths and other workmen who make contracts directly at prices made, are subject to the rules prescribed in this section: they are contractors in the part they deal with.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee.

Article R512-17

…overed or, in the case of a legal entity, on the dissolution of that entity. Under no circumstances may the guarantee cease before the expiry of a period of three clear days following the date on whic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Account allocated to funds held on behalf of third parties

Article R743-179

The only movements authorised on the custody accounts mentioned in article R. 743-178 are:- on entry, the sums received by the clerks of the commercial courts on behalf of third parties, pursuant to a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-17

In disciplines with several departments, patients are free to choose the department to which they wish to be admitted, except in emergencies and taking into account the number of beds available.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…ncil(s) concerned or by representative trade union organisations within the meaning of article L. 2231-1 of the Labour Code.The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is chosen from among the representativ…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-2

…ty due to marriage to a foreigner or the acquisition by individual measure of a foreign nationality may, subject to the provisions of article 21-27, be reinstated by declaration made, in France or abr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-24

…e there is a collective agreement or a specific agreement made compulsory on the basis ofarticle L. 212-8 of the same code providing, for the benefit of performers, for remuneration conditional on the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter

…1° Exempt income and interest referred to in 7°, 7° ter, 7° quater, 9° bis and 9° quater of article 157 ;2° (Not applicable);3° (Repealed);4° Income from holdings distributed by a company that is a me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: EC declaration of conformity.

Article R5221-24

…n made to the design of the device. This modification must be approved by the authorized body if it may call into question the conformity of the device with the essential requirements or the condition…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-4

…emed to have been marketed and is considered to be an infringement within the meaning of article L. 623-25.

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