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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1431

…re the deed was drawn up or, if the deed was drawn up abroad, that of the place where the claimant lives; if the claimant lives abroad, the Paris judicial court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1434

The court may carry out a partial reconstruction of the deed in cases where the proof of certain clauses, sufficient in themselves, is alone reported.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1430

An application for the reconstitution of the original of an authentic or private deed destroyed, in any place, as a result of acts of war or disasters shall be brought before the judicial court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1433

The claim is lodged, investigated and judged as in non-contentious matters.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5334-1

…home, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 5331-3, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 37,500 euros. The act of inserting a service offer concerning jobs and careers, in dis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R5334-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 5331-1, L. 5331-2, L. 5331-4, L. 5332-1 and L. 5332-3, relating to the conditions for publication and dissemination of job offers, is punishable by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article D443-1

…enefiting from the aid provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 361-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. This share may represent a minimum of 65% and a maximum of 90% of the ris…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Special insurance schemes

Article D443-3

The application for approval is accompanied by the following information: 1° The constitutive agreement signed by the legal representatives of all the insurance companies which, at the time the applic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Special insurance schemes

Article D443-5

The decision of the ministers responsible for the economy and agriculture is published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Special insurance schemes

Article D443-2

The approval referred to in III of article L. 442-1-2 is granted by a joint decision of the ministers responsible for agriculture and the economy, within two months of the date of receipt of the appli…

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