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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-10

Subject to the legislative provisions relating to the handling of funds of the regulated legal professions, any sum received by way of compensation for injured parties who are members of the group sha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-34

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 2 to 5 and 18 to 20 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 200…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-11

The municipal council regulates, without prejudice to private rights based on a special title: 1° The method and conditions of use of the commune's public institutions and establishments; 2° The metho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Asset management

Article L3213-2-1

When the départements, their groupings and their public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4221-4-1

When the regions, their groupings and their public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, the not…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210

The application for restitution of the rights delegated or withdrawn shall be made by petition to the court or judge of the place where the person to whom the rights were conferred resides. It shall b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article A160-3

The scale fixing the surrender value of the annuities referred to in Article A. 160-2 is that of the mathematical provisions established on the basis of the tables and interest rates set by Articles 1…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2340

Where the same asset is the subject of several successive non-possessory pledges, the ranking of the creditors is governed by the order of their registration. Where an asset given as a non-possessory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-6

The person undertaking the work experience placement follows the rules applicable to employees of the structure in which the work experience placement takes place with regard to: 1° Daily and weekly w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-3

When carrying out their activity on national territory, the qualified person in pharmacovigilance referred to in paragraph 8 of Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall have prof…

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