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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1414

…a spouse may only be seized by his or her spouse's creditors if the obligation was incurred for the maintenance of the household or the education of the children, in accordance with Article 220. When…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits

Article L518-19

Courts and administrative bodies may not authorise or order deposits to be made with natural persons or bodies other than the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and may not authorise debtors, custodia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Exercising a mandate

Article L3123-14

The monthly working time of a part-time employee may not be reduced by more than one third by the use of the credit hours to which he is entitled for the exercise of mandates he holds within a company…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4222-8

Unless he belongs to section E, a pharmacist with different pharmaceutical activities may be registered on the roll of several sections of the order.Any pharmacist who is a volunteer fire-fighter phar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2361-6

Where a situation of urgency not caused by the purchaser makes it impossible to comply with the minimum time limits set out in articles R. 2361-3 to R. 2361-5, the purchaser may set a time limit for r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-21

If the request for payment does not include all the documents and information required by law or by the concession contract, or if these are incorrect or inconsistent, the contracting authority may in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-20

Until the start of technical preparations for registration, the applicant may be authorized, by written request addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property, to rectify m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-19

Where it is found that a service does not comply with the regulations in force adopted pursuant to Book IV, the authorised agents may order that it be brought into conformity, within a period that the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Journalists accompanying Members of Parliament

Article R343-32

The number of journalists accompanying a parliamentary visit may, on a permanent or occasional basis, be limited by the person in charge of the zone according to considerations based on the same reaso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article L4436-5

The Consultative Council may decide, by an absolute majority of its members, to take up any issues falling within the remit of the region or department and of direct interest to the environment, livin…

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