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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-9

…e Director General of the Agency if the application does not comply with the provisions of Articles L. 5121-14-1, R. 5121-97, R. 5121-107-4 and R. 5121-107-5, or if at least one of the following condi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 931-1

In the event of a formal defect, an inter vivos gift cannot be confirmed. It must be redone in the legal form.After the death of the donor, the confirmation or voluntary execution of a donation by the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-9

…shall contain, on pain of nullity:1° For the applicants: an indication of their surnames, forenames and domicile. Where the interested party is deceased or declared absent, the applicant must indicate…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910-1

…onations granted directly or indirectly to religious associations within the meaning of articles 18 and 19 of the Law of 9 December 1905 on the separation of the Churches and the State, to congregatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.

Article L960-1

For the application of articles L. 123-48 and L. 123-49 to Saint-Barthélemy, the words: "caisse départementale ou pluridépartementale de mutualité sociale agricole" are replaced by the words: "caisse…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 99-1

The civil registrar rectifies purely material errors or omissions vitiating the statements and entries made in the margins of the civil status records for which he or she is the custodian and the list…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

…The provisions of Section 9 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L930-1

…provisions of this code are applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles L. 123-1-1, L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 131-1 to L. 131-6, L. 131-9, L. 134-1 t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-4

…contracts closed with no further action by the insurance company Year N Table 2: YEAR ANNUAL AMOUNT and number of contracts where the policyholder has been identified as deceased (article L. 132-9-2)…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R312-9

…pply of specific goods or the provision of specific services, as specified in the credit agreement, and you have opted, by means of a signed and dated written request, for the immediate delivery or pr…

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