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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-20

…meetings of the Regional Council. The rules of procedure determine the frequency of such questions and the conditions under which they are presented and examined.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L4135-20

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2 is deemed to be equivalent to actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-20

…ct to the Article 240 of Decree no. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991, any sum received under Articles 68 and 74 of the aforementioned Act of 18 November 2016 shall be immediately deposited by the plaintiff…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-20

The judgment shall be signed by the President, the Rapporteur and the Registrar, and a copy shall be sent to the court that gave the decision whose review is sought.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-20

…r to modify all or part of the measures set out in the protection order. The wearer of the bracelet and the Public Prosecutor may in particular request that the alert and pre-alert distances be revise…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-20

…by a ministerial officer authorised by his statute to conduct public auctions of tangible movables and, in the cases provided for by law, by sworn goods brokers. In the absence of a bidder, this cred…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Internal organisation of approved professional associations

Article R513-20

…responsible for imposing the sanctions referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 513-5 and in Article L. 513-6 on its members. This committee shall be independent and impartial. It shall…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2018-2

An assignment of receivables made under a trust is enforceable against third parties on the date of the trust contract or the endorsement evidencing it. It only becomes enforceable against the debtor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2018-1

…rred to the trust assets, the agreement entered into for this purpose is not subject to Chapters IV and V of Title IV of Book I of the Commercial Code, unless otherwise stipulated.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20

…he articles of this section, 5° of article L. 5422-9, articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-14 to L. 5422-16 and article L. 5422-25, are the subject of agreements concluded between representative employers' an…

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