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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-6

If service is made on the defendant and unless it is made by electronic means, the bailiff must orally bring to the defendant's attention the information qualified as important by the European order f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Judicial partition.

Article 841-1

If the notary appointed to draw up the liquidation statement comes up against the inertia of an undivided co-owner, he may give him formal notice, by extrajudicial act, to be represented. If the undiv…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Judicial partition.

Article 840-1

Where several undivided interests exist exclusively between the same persons, whether they relate to the same property or to different property, a single division may take place.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-8

The provisions of Article R. 334-7 do not apply to mutual insurance companies fully reinsured by a union referred to in Article L. 322-26-3, or to agricultural mutual insurance companies or funds exem…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Selective financial aid

Article 231-8

Selective financial aid is awarded to support programming and events in cinemas.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of ecolabels

Article R2311-8

Where the performance or functional requirements include environmental characteristics, these may be defined by reference to all or part of an ecolabel, provided that:1° That the ecolabel is appropria…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-8

If the residence permit commission to which the application has been duly submitted has not issued its opinion within three months of the date on which the application was registered with the prefect'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation with creditors.

Article R626-8

When the judicial representative decides to collectively obtain the agreement of the creditors to whom payment deadlines and debt remissions are proposed, the creditors are convened to a meeting held…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-8

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to employees in agricultural occupations, merchant navy seagoing personnel, caretakers and employees of residential buildings and domestic servants when…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Purposes of processing

Article A123-87

The computerised processing of the national identification system and register of companies and establishments (SIRENE) governed by articles R. 123-220 et seq. is implemented by the Institut national…

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