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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XII: Action to combat discrimination.

Article 1263-1

…tten agreement of the person concerned after bringing the following information to their attention: 1° The nature and purpose of the action envisaged; 2° The fact that the action will be conducted by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-10

…is sent to all the parties, even those who have not lodged an objection. The summons shall contain: 1° Its date; 2° An indication of the court before which the opposition is brought; 3° An indication…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496 bis

…icipal council of a commune whose territory was, prior to the entry into force of law no. 83-636 du 13 juillet 1983 modifiée portant modification du statut des agglomérations nouvelles, partially incl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article R531-18

…he decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall mention:1° The arrangements for accessing the sound recording of the personal interview provided for in arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Safety

Article L463-1

…he right-hand column of the same table: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 425-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2022-456 of 30 March 2022 on the creation of a declaration system…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Centres d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoires régionaux de l'emploi et de la formation (regional employment and training coordination, resource and information centres)

Article D6123-1-1

…ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoire régional de l'emploi et de la formation: 1° Collects information relating to apprenticeship training and continuing vocational training for u…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261-1

…registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article 1203 and of the articles 1208-2 and 1208-4 are applicable to the claim and the proceedings. The judg…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-18

…rest accounts may be set up in the establishment under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167-1

…opinion are such as to lead to the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code providing that a person is not criminally responsible on account of a men…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

…ean patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with unitary effect takes effect in France on the…

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