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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Prevention of health risk factors

Article L1528-1

Title VII of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1171-2 and L. 1172-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Act No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L114-2

Each year, the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée draws up a report, which gives an account of the forecast yield and use of the taxes and levies and other products that it collects or tha…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-2

When requesting the assistance of the police in eviction cases, the enforcement agent proceeds electronically via the information system provided for in the last paragraph of article 7-2 of law no. 90…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-1

Any creditor may, under the conditions laid down by law, compel his defaulting debtor to perform his obligations towards him. Any creditor may take precautionary measures to safeguard his rights. Forc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4-1

The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in this chapter shall indicate in their annual report the amount and characteristics of the loans they finance or distribute as defined in III o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-27

Where the request for payment does not include all the documents and information required by law or by the contract, or where these are incorrect or inconsistent, the time limit for payment may be int…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-89

The company is exempt from inserting in a legal announcements medium the notices provided for in articles 22, 24 and 26 of decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of law no. 78-9…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Actions against those responsible for the damage.

Article R3122-20

The Office may, in order to exercise the subrogatory action provided for in Article L. 3122-4, intervene even for the first time in an appeal before any administrative or judicial court. In this case,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-144

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of article 37 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the net assets of the company remaining after extinction of liabilities and repayment of capital a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-49

Company shares are freely transferable between members unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association. They may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of the company expre…

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