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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-8

…d to them, and for the duration of each mission, under the conditions set by Article 164 of Finance Act no. 2010-1657 of 29 December 2010 and Decree no. 2011-946 of 10 August 2011 relating to judicial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-14

The contract may contain a non-competition clause after termination of the contract. This clause must be drawn up in writing and relate to the geographical area and, where applicable, the group of per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-55

…th articles L. 145-47, L. 145-48 or L. 145-49 may waive it by notifying the lessor by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, in which case the lessor shall bear all…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 550

…or the provoked appeal may be lodged, in any event, even if the person lodging it is precluded from acting as principal. In the latter case, however, it will not be entertained if the main appeal is n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-1

…entry into force, without prejudice to rights acquired by third parties and without the validity of acts previously passed being challenged on grounds of nationality. The provisions of the preceding p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-3

…s the legality of the resources used by the investigators, the proportionality of the investigative acts with regard to the nature and seriousness of the facts, the direction given to the investigatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-8

…relating to doping products, their use and their circulation, in compliance with the provisions of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation

Article L224-33

The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract, the performance of which is linked to cessation of professional activity, is subscribed by an associatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to surety undertakings

Article L443-1

…which have provided a surety bond, an endorsement or a guarantee, whether legal, regulatory or contractual in origin, have recourse by operation of law and in all cases against the customer who gave t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-64

…ntatives are absent or if there is disagreement between them, the meeting shall appoint a person to act as chairman. If convened by a court-appointed agent, the meeting is chaired by the latter. Faili…

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