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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Assistance in recovering damages for victims of crime.

Article L422-8

The guarantee fund may take all legal action necessary to obtain payment of damages and sums awarded in application of articles 375 or 475-1 of the code of criminal procedure from the persons responsi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Estimated statement

Article 851

In all cases where duties are levied on the basis of an estimated declaration by the parties, the declaration and the estimate must be detailed. A declaration of this nature shall, before the executio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders

Article 835

The president of the judicial court or the judge in charge of litigation relating to protection within the limits of his jurisdiction may always, even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 888

If conciliation cannot be reached, or if one of the parties fails to appear, the case shall be referred for trial at a hearing, the date of which shall be indicated by the Chairman to the parties pres…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-83

Where the credit facility is accompanied by the use of a credit card, the charging of the fee linked to the benefit of this means of payment does not prevent the implementation of the provisions of ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-8

Representatives of the Assembly of French Guyana participate in the work of the consultation body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane zone provided for in I of article L. 4433-4-7…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater O

…ties concerned of any shortcomings observed in the performance of the agreement referred to in Article 1649 quater N and having given them the opportunity to present their observations on the facts of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Information and communication.

Article L2262-8

Copies of the texts of agreements filed with the administrative authority may be communicated and issued under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-8

The region or department is substituted for the State in its rights and obligations in matters giving rise to the assumption of expenses by the region or department, resulting from the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-8

Failure by the directors of a credit institution or finance company to publish the annual financial statements in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 511-37 is punishable by a fine of…

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