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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-41

Where a system for organising working time is implemented over a reference period longer than a week, overtime is deducted at the end of this reference period. This reference period may not exceed thr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 917

…xceeds the available portion, the heirs in whose favour the law makes a reservation, shall have the option, either to execute such disposition, or to make an abandonment of the ownership of the availa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-18

The written test for the option in commercial matters, lasting five hours, is designed to deal with a case file relating to one of the tasks likely to be entrusted to a court-appointed administrator r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal expenses insurance.

Article L127-4

…ng on the merits of the case under the accelerated procedure. The costs incurred in exercising this option shall be borne by the insurer. However, the president of the court ruling on the merits of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: "Sports instructor" speciality

Article A212-47

…to subject areas or multi-disciplinary areas defined by decree. In the case of a multi-disciplinary option, the diploma may be awarded for an option.It confers on its holder the following skills, as a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3rd Subsection: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 223 L

…f article 223 A, calculated from the date on which the merger is completed, it exercises one of the options mentioned in the first, second, fourth or fifth paragraphs of I of article 223 A and accompa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1392

The option open to the survivor lapses if he has not exercised it, by notification to the heirs of the predeceased, within one month of the day on which they have given him formal notice to take sides…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-63

…arter of the total number of members are present, represented or have made use of the postal voting option. Failing this, a new meeting is convened in the form and within the time limits prescribed by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L220-1

Any natural or legal person other than the State, operating a funicular or cog railway, a cable car, a ski lift or any other mechanical lift using suspension or traction cables for the transport of pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-7

Where a request made or a decision taken in the field of judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to an instrument implementing the principle of mutual recognition requires, with a view to coordi…

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