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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-30

…an order in which he notes that the person claimed has thereby withdrawn his consent to extradition and, where applicable, that he has waived the rule of speciality. This order is not subject to appea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Transitional provisions relating to the solvency margin.

Article R334-30

…sed on 23 July 1976 to conduct one or more of the classes mentioned in 1 to 17 of article R. 321-1, and whose total annual written premiums or contributions as at 31 July 1978, including incidentals a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable in the event of termination of the contract

Article R2191-30

…e parties may agree, without waiting for the final settlement of the balance, on an amount of debts and receivables, excluding any compensation, accepted by them, on a provisional basis. If the balanc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-30

Mortgages, pledges and liens may no longer be registered after the opening judgment. The same applies to deeds and judicial decisions transferring or constituting rights in rem, unless these deeds hav…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-30

The action provided for in Article L. 623-1 when it is based on the same facts, the same breaches and compensation for the same losses as those that have already been the subject of the judgment provi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-30

Under the conditions set out in article R. 313-4, the inherent risks and the conditions for granting the loans mentioned in article L. 313-64, are provided to the borrower in the European standardised…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article R623-30

An application by an approved consumer protection association for it to be substituted for the rights of the applicant association pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 623-31 is made by way of inc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-30

Honorary office is conferred by the State representative in the department on former departmental councillors who have exercised their elective functions for at least eighteen years. Honorary status m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-30

Honorary membership is conferred by the representative of the State in the region on former regional councillors who have exercised their elective functions for at least fifteen years. Honorary member…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-30

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution decides to withdraw an association's authorisation, it shall notify the association of this decision by registered letter or electronic regist…

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