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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-13

The caisse centrale de crédit coopératif is authorised to carry out all financial transactions in favour of the companies formed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, in particular to mak…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Conditions of application

Article L154-1

The conditions for the application of this title shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L264-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 711-2, articles L. 722-1 to L. 722-8, L. 731-1, article L. 731-3, articles L. 731-5, L. 733-1 to L. 733-17, L. 753-1 to L. 75…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Local public companies

Article L1864-1

Municipalities and their groupings may create, within the framework of the powers attributed to them by law, local public companies in which they hold all the capital.These companies are competent, su…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Termination of proceedings.

Article 384

…ion of the proceedings is recorded by a decision to relinquish jurisdiction.It is for the judge to give enforceability to the deed recording the agreement of the parties, whether it takes place before…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Termination of proceedings.

Article 385

…dings or the lapse of the summons.In these cases, the finding that the proceedings are extinguished and that the court is no longer seised of the case does not preclude the institution of new proceedi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-4

The defendant may dismiss the claim by proving by any means that he cannot be the father of the child.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-5

The burden of subsidies passes to the debtor's estate according to the rules of article

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342

…thin ten years of coming of age if it was not brought during his minority.The action is admissible even if the father or mother was, at the time of conception, engaged in a marriage with another perso…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-7

The judgment awarding the subsidies creates between the debtor and the beneficiary and, where applicable, between each of them and the parents or spouse of the other, the impediments to marriage regul…

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