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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-25

The authorised body shall render the accounts provided for in Article D. 1611-22 at least once a year. This presentation must be made within a timeframe that allows the principal's public accountant t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations of the agent.

Article 1994

…n, and the person he has chosen was notoriously incapable or insolvent. In all cases, the principal may act directly against the person whom the agent has substituted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28

…teed. In the latter case, the first president of the court of appeal or the judge designated by him may subject the wanted person, until his appearance before the investigating chamber, to one or more…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-25

…to the member concerned. The decision to remove an entity from the list provided for in Article R. 512-21 may be referred within two months by the entity concerned or, where applicable, by the federat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5221-28

…es manufactured under mutually agreed conditions. On expiry of a contractually agreed period, which may not exceed thirty days from receipt of the sample by the approved body, the manufacturer may pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4234-25

Cases are heard in open court. However, the Chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, after having obtained the opinion of the rapporteur where appropriate, prohibit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable when an enforcement order for an increased fixed fine is issued

Article A37-28

When, in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 49-6, the competent public accountant sends the offender an extract from the enforcement order concerning him/her in the fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 197

If, however, in the case of articles 194 and 195, there are children from two individuals who have lived publicly as husband and wife, and who are both deceased, the legitimacy of the children cannot…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Sequestration or judicial deposit.

Article 1962

The establishment of a judicial custodian produces reciprocal obligations between the seizing party and the custodian. The custodian must take reasonable care to preserve the effects seized. He must r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-25

The provisions of this section will be repealed five years after 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes e…

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