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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-1

…d may be requested to do so by the investigating judge and to carry out any necessary investigative acts. During the period of police custody, the person may also be taken to the premises of the inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-17

…irst president of the court of appeal may appoint a maximum of two assessors from among magistrates acting in a temporary capacity or honorary magistrates exercising judicial functions under the condi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-45

The deliberations of the Board of Directors and the decisions taken by the Director acting on behalf of the Board of Directors which, within a period of ten days following receipt of the minutes or th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-9

An omission or misrepresentation on the part of an insured who has not acted in bad faith shall not render the insurance null and void.If it is established before any claim, the insurer has the right…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-14

…uthorities Code and II of article 128 of law no. 2004-1485 of 30 December 2004 amending the Finance Act for 2004, the capital or annuity guaranteed in favour of a specific beneficiary may not be claim…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-14-1

…ing is in liquidation following the withdrawal of authorisation under the provisions of Article L. 421-9, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide, where appropriate, that natur…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Communication of information relating to revenue

Article L126-1

…beneficiaries with delegated revenue rights, as designated in agreements, judgements and any other acts entered in the public film and audiovisual register or in the register of options, all informat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Judicial distribution

Article R333-1

…a record of the difficulties encountered and any useful documents. If the pursuing party fails to act promptly, any interested party may apply to the enforcement judge for judicial distribution. Whe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-2

Concession contracts concluded by a controlled legal entity which is a contracting authority, including when it acts as a contracting entity, with: 1° Either the contracting authority which controls i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-2-1

…to payment rejection may be levied by drinking water and wastewater services on natural persons not acting for business purposes who have obtained, for the bill that generated payment rejection charge…

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