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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: After-sales services

Article L217-27

The provisions of this section also apply to the producer and to professionals, other than the seller, when they offer after-sales services.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-21

I. - When the competent court, seised of a claim for compensation for the harmful consequences of acts of prevention, diagnosis or care in a health care institution, considers that the damage suffered…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

The Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and No…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-20

The victim, or his heirs, has the right to take legal action against the Office if no offer has been made to him or if he has not accepted the offer made to him. The action for compensation is brought…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

The Office is subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system defined by decree. The Office's expenses consist of : 1° The payment of compensation to victims of medical accide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-24

Compensation granted under this chapter may not be combined with that granted, where applicable, under Articles L. 3122-1 to L. 3122-6, for the same losses.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-204

A capital reduction is authorised or decided by the Extraordinary General Meeting, which may delegate to the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, all powers to carry it out.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-205

When the meeting approves a proposed capital reduction not motivated by losses, the representative of the bondholders' group and the creditors whose claims predate the date on which the minutes of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-22

Closure entails the wiping out of all the debtor's debts, both professional and non-professional, as at the date of the opening judgment, with the exception of those for which the amount has been paid…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-21

When the assets realised are sufficient to pay off the creditors, the judge declares the proceedings closed.Where the assets realised are insufficient to satisfy the creditors, where the debtor owns n…

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