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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article D548-1

The amount of credit referred to in Article L. 548-1 may not exceed €2,000 per lender and per project. The term of such credit may not exceed seven years. The contractual interest rate for such credit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-94

No candidatures may be submitted or modified after the date of submission of the lists provided for in article R. 1432-87. Similarly, no withdrawal of candidacy may be made after the submission of can…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Non-performance of contractual obligations

Article R6114-17

In the event of partial or total non-fulfilment of the commitments set out in the contract, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send the contract holder a reasoned formal notice to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Participation of residents in local life

Article L2143-1

In municipalities with a population of 80,000 or more, the municipal council determines the perimeter of each of the neighbourhoods making up the municipality. Each neighbourhood has a neighbourhood c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5-1

The judicial representative may exercise his profession as an employee of a natural or legal person registered on the list provided for in Article L. 812-2. A natural person registered on this list ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 754

It may not be exercised until five days after a summons has been served on the convicted person at the request of the pursuing party. In the event that the judgment of condemnation has not previously…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Findings.

Article 249

The judge may instruct the person he appoints to make findings. The person making the findings must not give any opinion on the consequences in fact or in law that may result.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-2

The insurer may stipulate that no acknowledgement of liability or settlement made outside the insurer may be set up against it. The admission of the materiality of a fact cannot be equated with an adm…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Securities admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-4

Until the forced sale is carried out, the debtor may indicate to the garnishee the order in which the securities are to be sold. If the debtor fails to do so, their choice may not be challenged.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2213-5

Partnership contracts may give rise to subsidies and other financial contributions. The terms and payment schedule for these grants and other financial contributions may be adapted to the duration of…

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