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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-12

…aw shall specify how the breach found of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms or its additional protocols, by its nature and gravity, entails harmful con…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-17

After the pleadings have been lodged or after the time limits set for this purpose have expired, the President of the Court of Review shall appoint a member of that Court to act as rapporteur..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-11

…ication that he must, if he intends to defend the review, constitute a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation.If the letter of notification is returned to the registry, the Registrar o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-19

The debates shall take place under the conditions laid down in Articles 1016, 1017, 1018 and 1019.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The regional and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France

Article L711-1-1

At the initiative of the regional chamber of commerce and industry other than the Ile-de-France region or at their own initiative, territorial chambers of commerce and industry may join forces with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Departmental Director and Deputy Departmental Director of Fire and Rescue Services

Article R1424-19-1

The departmental director of fire and rescue services performs the duties of director of the public establishment and head of the departmental corps. He has authority over all the personnel of the dep…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-10-1

…applications for authorisation submitted at least ten days before the decision is taken. The mayor and the applicant are notified of the decision within ten days. The film ombudsman is also notified.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-1

The application for approval mentioned in article R. 212-12 indicates the technical specifications with which the applicant cannot comply, the rooms concerned and the equipment in the establishment to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-1-1

…to jeopardise the recovery of damages, the court may order the precautionary seizure of the movable and immovable property of the alleged infringer, including the freezing of his bank accounts and oth…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1-1

…actual terms in identical contracts that have been deemed unfair, within the meaning of Article L. 212-1 with the exception of its fourth paragraph, by a court decision that has become final with rega…

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