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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article 211-72

The sums invested by production companies are paid into a bank account opened specifically for each film.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-72

In the event of a revision of the borrowing rate, the lender shall provide this information in advance to the borrower on paper or any other durable medium before the effective date of application of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Opening of estates, universal title and seisin

Article 724-1

The provisions of this Title, in particular those concerning the option, indivision and partition, apply as appropriate to universal legatees and donees or to universal titlees, where they are not der…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 725-1

Where two persons, one of whom was entitled to succeed the other, perish in the same event, the order of death shall be established by any means. If this order cannot be determined, the succession of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 727-1

The declaration of unworthiness provided for in article 727 is pronounced after the opening of the succession by the judicial court at the request of another heir. The application must be made within…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 729-1

The children of the unworthy are not excluded by the fault of their author, either if they come to the succession in their own right or if they come to it by the effect of representation; but the unwo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-4

The sentence enforcement judge may make the granting of work release, semi-liberty or permission to go out to the sentenced person subject to compliance with one or more obligations or prohibitions se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-2

The provisions concerning the suspension or splitting of the sentence, work release, temporary absences, semi-liberty and conditional release are not applicable during the period of security provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-7

The sentence enforcement judge may provide that the sentence will be served under the regime of home detention under electronic surveillance defined by the Article 132-26 of the Criminal Code either i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-3

Where the convicted person is serving several sentences which are not concurrent and all of which carry a security period, these security periods are served cumulatively and continuously. In the case…

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