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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L4011-1

Notwithstanding articles L. 1132-1, L. 4111-1, L. 4161-1, L. 4161-3, L. 4161-5, L. 4221-1, L. 4241-1, L. 4241-13, L. 4251-1, L. 4301-1, L. 4311-1, L. 4321-1, L. 4322-1, L. 4331-1, L. 4332-1, L. 4341-1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Consultative Committees

Article R113-14

A decision by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée sets, for the categories defined in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-9

When a member of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works has been contacted by a person directly or indirectly interested in a transaction submitted for its assessment, with the clear aim…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-24

If the third party is present at the seizure operations, the bailiff shall verbally remind him of the content of the mentions in 3°, 5° and 6° of article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-3

A debtor may only be made available again in the event of a new seizure taking place after the expiry of a period of one month following the seizure that gave rise to the previous making available. Du…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-5

On pain of automatic inadmissibility, no challenge or incidental claim may, unless otherwise provided, be made after the orientation hearing provided for in Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-2

The provisions of Titles I, II, III and IV of this book may not be modified by agreement, except those which give the parties a simple option and which are contained in the last paragraph of I and II…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unles…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless oth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this part are applicable to the communes of the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, with the exception of those of articles L. 2212-1, L. 2212-2, L…

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