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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-7

The members of the guarantee fund provide it with the financial resources it needs to carry out its tasks, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The guarantee fu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-153

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article D1524-7

…nd the directors, identifying those who represent the shareholding local authority or grouping, the main activities and operations of the past year identifying those that concern the shareholding loca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-7

…ns constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be committed to carry out investments. They remain valid for an unlimited period until they are cancelled. They may be revised.Payment appropriati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-6

…le in accordance with the conditions laid down in the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article 703. The court may decide to relieve the convicted person of only part of his obligations. After obt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-34

The Public Prosecutor receives requests for the recognition and enforcement on French territory of convictions handed down by the courts of other Member States. He may also ask the competent authority…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-7

Infringement of the provisions of a judgement or the law prohibiting the practice of the profession of public housekeeper is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 4,500 euros. For the du…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-7

Where the nullity of acts and deliberations subsequent to the formation of the company is based on a breach of the rules of disclosure, any person with an interest in the regularisation of the act may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transparency

Article R1451-7

…authority, director or chief executive of the establishment or grouping, as the case may be. They remain accessible online for a period set by the latter, which may not be less than one year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-7

Within the annual quota of compensable hours, the order of the Minister for Employment sets the number of hours that may be compensated in the event of partial activity justified by one of the reasons…

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