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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-7

…ician activities in a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, may perform professional acts in France, on a temporary and occasional basis, without having to regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-7

…made of them by contradictory, amicable or judicial expert appraisal, subject to deduction of what may remain due to him by lien on the respective prices of the goods and equipment, the surplus, if a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-7

Buildings or parts of buildings belonging to the State and assigned to the operation of departmental or regional services are made available to the department or region free of charge. The department…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-7

…to a fine, the amount of which is set taking into account the seriousness of the breaches and which may not exceed 5% of the sums paid in breach of the aforementioned provisions. The debtor and the cr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-7

…with the State's agreement. At the request of the State or with its agreement, the Banque de France may also provide services on behalf of the State or third parties. These services are remunerated in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 6: Information to be provided to the public

Article L385-7

Without prejudice to their other information obligations, supplementary occupational pension funds shall publish an annual report on their solvency and financial situation. In the event of a major eve…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-7

…ion account is only authorised in the event of definitive cessation of activity.However, exemptions may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée after consulta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-73

…neral meeting of bondholders of the company being acquired or divided has not approved, as the case may be, one of the proposals referred to in 3° and 6° of I of Article L. 228-65, the board of direct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-12

…tages of the proceedings, whether they have referred the matter to the commission set up by Article 706-4 and whether, if so, it has awarded them compensation. Failing this indication, the nullity of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-20

When the sentenced person is on the territory of the executing State, the public prosecutor may ask the competent authority of that State, when forwarding the sentencing decision and the certificate,…

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