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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Summary orders.

Article 487

The interim relief judge shall have the option of referring the case for interim relief to the panel of the court at a hearing the date of which he shall fix.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1425-2

The claim shall be brought, at the option of the claimant, either before the court of the place where the defendant resides or before the court of the place where the obligation is performed.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Relations between the liquidator and the guarantee fund

Article R421-55

Insured persons who have taken out, subscribed to or received benefits under insurance contracts taken out with an insurance company whose authorisation has been withdrawn shall be paid within the tim…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-16

The Prefect shall arrange for an assessment of the losses suffered by the farmers. To assess these losses, the scale provided for in article D. 361-14 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles

Article L121-1

…Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée keeps a public film and audiovisual register and an options register, together known as the film and audiovisual registers.The purpose of the cinema and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-74

…he repair or maintenance time or price, the possibility of choosing between the different parts and options is clearly presented to the consumer. The consumer shall specify his choice on a durable med…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-66

…he repair or maintenance time or price, the possibility of choosing between the different parts and options is clearly presented to the consumer. The consumer shall specify his choice on a durable med…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-807-3

Each day concerned by the option mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-807-2 is compensated up to an amount set by joint order of the ministers responsible for health, the civil service and the budget. T…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Compensation for ecological damage

Article 1251

Expenses incurred to prevent the imminent occurrence of damage, to avoid its worsening or to reduce its consequences constitute compensable loss.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Half livestock.

Article 1818

Half herd is a partnership in which each of the contracting parties supplies half of the cattle, which remain common for profit or loss.

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