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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-14

…the same conditions on the proposal of the mayor. A decree in the Council of State determines, as necessary, the terms of application of this article as well as the specific terms applicable to the ré…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-14

…r waste defined by decree, which they can, in view of their characteristics and the quantities produced, collect and treat without any particular technical difficulties.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-14

…joint ownership is required to notify the other undivided co-owners by extrajudicial act of the price and conditions of the proposed transfer and the name, domicile and profession of the person propo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-14

Clauses intended to exclude or limit liability for defective products are prohibited and deemed unwritten.However, for damage caused to goods that are not used by the victim primarily for his private…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-14

Actions for nullity of the company or of acts and deliberations subsequent to its incorporation shall be barred after three years from the day on which the nullity is incurred.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-14

…ciary has not exercised it by notifying the surviving undivided co-owners and the heirs of the predeceased within one month of the day on which he was given formal notice to take a decision. This form…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-14

…nternational Criminal Court before the competent authorities under Article 87 of the Statute have received a formal request for surrender from the international court. The decision to surrender is tak…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article 694-14

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to requests for mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-14

…ting Member State or into one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Union accepted by that State.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-14

If, at the time of his appearance, the person claimed declares that he consents to be extradited and that the legal conditions for extradition have been fulfilled, the investigating chamber, after inf…

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