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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-13

The drawer guarantees payment. Any clause by which the drawer exonerates himself from this guarantee shall be deemed unwritten.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4-1

The regional health agencies shall enter into a contract with each tenured or non-tenured university lecturer in general medicine covered by article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-5

The Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique comprises nine members appointed by decree for a non-renewable term of six years.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Ownership of works, equipment or intangible assets at the end of the contract

Article L2213-13

…he early or early termination of the contract in terms of ownership of the works, equipment or intangible assets.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900

In any disposition inter vivos or testamentary, impossible conditions, those contrary to law or morality, shall be deemed unwritten.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Extra-contractual liability in general

Article 1241

Everyone is liable for damage caused not only by their own actions, but also by their negligence or imprudence.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-32

In the event of the loss of an unaccepted bill of exchange, the person to whom it belongs may pursue payment of it on any subsequent.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-15

In the event of an assignment of the lease, any clause imposing joint and several provisions on the assignor with the assignee shall be deemed unwritten.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3641-2

The metropolis of Lyon automatically exercises the powers that the laws, in their provisions not contrary to the present title, attribute to the department. The metropolis of Lyon exercises the powers…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2317

The guarantor's heirs are only liable for debts arising before the death. Any clause to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

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