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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17 (art. A211-3)

…without envelope no. 3. The envelope containing the ballot paper is placed in the ballot box. TITLE III RESULTS III-1. Counting of votes. The votes are counted in public at the polling station. The pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-87-1

…B5 are specified in the application for authorisation and mentioned in the authorisation decision. III - Option C providing oncology surgery for children and adolescents under the age of eighteen.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Production

Article 314

Ministerial decrees determine the date and procedures for affixing meters approved by the administration (1) to distillation equipment used by professional distillers, by bouilleurs de cru or on their…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Heirs.

Article 732

A surviving spouse who has not been divorced is entitled to inherit.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Heirs.

Article 731

The succession devolves by law to the parents and spouse successors of the deceased under the conditions defined below.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article R534-1

…R. 533-2 are carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Section III of Chapter I of Title I of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-49-1

…y meets the conditions for triggering a resolution procedure under the legislation of that country. III. - By way of derogation from II, the resolution board may take resolution measures with regard t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-4

…lective investment undertakings, and its ability to honour its insurance commitments in the future. III - The insurance undertaking shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-7

I. - The provisions of Sections 1 to 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to offences not giving rise to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-5

The characteristics of the official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, the information provided for in I of

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