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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-25

For the application of the provisions of article L. 742-16, the liquidator performs the acts incumbent on the pursuing creditor under the provisions relating to civil enforcement procedures.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1430

…onstitution of the original of an authentic or private deed destroyed, in any place, as a result of acts of war or disasters shall be brought before the judicial court.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of acquisitive prescription.

Article 2263

Nor can acts of violence form the basis of possession capable of effecting prescription. Useful possession does not begin until violence has ceased.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2234

Prescription shall not run or shall be suspended against a person who is unable to act as a result of an impediment resulting from law, agreement or force majeure.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R338

…words are inserted: ", subject to the regulatory provisions relating to members of the gendarmerie acting as bailiffs".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R418

…words are inserted: ", subject to the regulatory provisions relating to members of the gendarmerie acting as bailiffs".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-18

…attempt to obtain for themselves or for others any unjustified advantage or profit or to commit an act contrary to probity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-9

Genetic counsellors shall only perform those professional acts which fall within their remit by virtue of the provisions of Article L. 1132-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-13

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to healthcare professionals when they perform acts of care. For these activities, they remain governed by the legislative and regulatory provisions applicab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all companies

Article R822-57

In professional acts, the person performing the duties of statutory auditor on behalf of the company shall indicate the name or business name of the company of which he is a member.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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