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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Opposition.

Article 573

The opposition shall be made in the form provided for the application to the court which handed down the decision. It may be made in the form of notifications between lawyers in courts where represent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Regies with sole financial autonomy

Article L2221-13

…cting, vis-à-vis the other communes, as a concessionaire; 2° Or under the management of a syndicate formed by the communes concerned. If this syndicate is formed exclusively with a view to operating a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-7

…with a clearing house to cover or guarantee positions taken in financial instruments shall take the form of a financial guarantee as provided for in Article L. 211-38 or any other form provided for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 511-3

…reement from the rights holders, for at least two of the following modes of exploitation in digital form and for a duration of at least ten years:1° Exploitation in France in cinemas;2° Exploitation i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-232

…% of the undertaking's assets under the conditions defined in Article D. 214-232-2, to risks in the form of either financial securities or any other asset which does not constitute exposure to an insu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-30

…the previous year, the president of the departmental council sends the prefect, using standardised forms: 1° A statistical statement of the staff and activities of the departmental health and social…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…signing of a payment undertaking and the provision of appropriate guarantees, in particular in the form of cash deposits made in the fund's books;6° The conditions for the intervention of the fonds d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-6

A clause in an assignment that tends to confer the right to exploit the work in a form not foreseeable or not provided for at the date of the contract must be express and stipulate a correlative share…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-3

…ts and regions may not authorise one of these authorities to establish or exercise tutelage, in any form whatsoever, over another of them.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 248

The technician is prohibited from receiving directly from a party, in any form whatsoever, any remuneration even by way of reimbursement of disbursements, except by order of the judge.

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