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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-3

To determine the fraction that cannot be seized, account is taken of the amount of remuneration, its accessories and the value of benefits in kind, after deduction of compulsory social security contri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III.

Article L953-2

…ivil procedure applicable in the territory relating to the sale of movable property belonging to an estate".

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-1

I.-The guarantee or equivalent undertaking referred to in the third paragraph of article R. 332-17 must :-be governed by French law and, in the event of a dispute, be subject to the exclusive jurisdic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article L615-18

…st paragraph of Article 32 of the Agreement relating to a Unified Patent Court shall be brought exclusively before the Unified Patent Court: 1° Where they relate to a European patent with unitary effe…

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

Article L113-12-2

…ccurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial repayment of the amount outstanding under a credit agreement referred to in 1° of article L. 313-1 of the Consumer Co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 275-1

The methods of payment provided for in the first paragraph of Article 275 are not exclusive of the payment of part of the capital in the forms provided for by article 274.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2221-9

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to funds managed exclusively for the purposes of hygiene or assistance and comprising only revenue in mitigation of expenditure..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
4. Prisoners

Article R1112-33

Surveillance and guarding measures are the exclusive responsibility of police or gendarmerie personnel, and are carried out under the responsibility of the military or police authority.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Concealed employment.

Article L8221-6-1

A self-employed worker is one whose working conditions are defined exclusively by himself or by the contract defining them with his principal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article R1462-2

The judgment is not subject to appeal if the counterclaim for damages alone, based exclusively on the initial claim, exceeds the jurisdiction of the court of last resort.

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