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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-4-2

The Competition Authority issues an opinion to the Minister of Justice, who is its guarantor, on the freedom of establishment of lawyers at the Council of State and the Court of Cassation. It makes re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-2-1

At the request of the Government, the Competition Authority shall give its opinion on the regulated prices and tariffs referred to, respectively, in the second paragraph of article L. 410-2 and in l'a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Simplified arrangements for declaring and collecting social security contributions

Article L1522-2

The provisions of sub-section 2 of section 1 of chapter III bis of book I of the social security code relating to the "chèque emploi associatif" and of chapter II of title VII of book II of the first…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-2

…the matter to the Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic D…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28

…gn certain judicial police powers exercise these powers under the conditions and within the limits set by these laws.Where the law provides that these officials and agents may be required by letter ro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2295

Unless otherwise stipulated, the guarantee extends to interest and other accessories to the guaranteed obligation, as well as the costs of the first demand, and to all those subsequent to the denuncia…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2294

The guarantee must be express. It may not be extended beyond the limits within which it was contracted.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2292

A surety bond may guarantee one or more present or future, definite or determinable obligations.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2298

The guarantor may raise against the creditor all defences, personal or inherent in the debt, which belong to the debtor, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article 2293. However, the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2299

The professional creditor is required to warn the natural person guarantor when the principal debtor's commitment is unsuited to the latter's financial capacities. Failing this, the creditor forfeits…

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