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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 744

…he interested party may ask the judge assigned to rescind the measures he has taken or to annul the acts recording the execution of the letter rogatory.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Right of way

Article 684

…lave results from the division of land as a result of a sale, exchange, partition or any other contract, passage may only be requested over the land which was the subject of these acts. However, in th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075

…make, between his presumptive heirs, the distribution and division of his property and rights. This act may be made in the form of a gift-sharing or a testament-sharing. It is subject to the formaliti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1848

In relations between partners, the manager may perform all acts of management required by the interests of the company. If there are several managers, they exercise these powers separately, except for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-25

…uted or subjected to a measure involving deprivation or restriction of liberty on its territory for acts or convictions prior to his or her departure from French territory, the Minister of Justice sha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Token issuers

Article L552-3

…a limited number of persons, set by the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, acting on their own behalf.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-1

As stated in Article 214-2 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 214-2-The act of carrying out an intervention with the aim of creating a child genetically identical to another person, w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-57-1

…conseils en propriété industrielle is the rapporteur of the Disciplinary Board. If he is unable to act, the office of the company shall appoint a substitute from among its members. The secretariat of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L652-1

…t-Miquelon and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, locally representative consumer associations may also act, under the same conditions as the associations mentioned in Article L. 623-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-22

…s. He is the authorising officer for the establishment's revenue and expenditure. He may take legal action and represent the Office in court and in all civil acts.

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