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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1579

…he summonses, summonses, service, notifications and delivery of documents provided for in this code may be made by simple letter against the signature of the interested party.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1532

The mediator may be a natural or legal person. Where the mediator is a legal entity, it appoints, with the agreement of the parties, the natural person responsible for carrying out the mediation assig…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1536

Any natural or legal person may refer a matter to the judicial conciliator instituted by the decree of 20 March 1978 relating to judicial conciliators, without any formality.

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In force

Article 1528

The parties to a dispute may, on their own initiative and under the conditions set out in this Book, attempt to resolve it amicably with the assistance of a mediator, a court conciliator or, in the co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 5: Other remedies

Article 1501

An arbitration award may be subject to third-party proceedings before the court that would have had jurisdiction in the absence of arbitration, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Arti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1579

If the application of the valuation rules set out in articles 1571 and 1574 above should lead to a result manifestly contrary to equity, the court may derogate from it at the request of one of the spo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-15

…fect of defeating the right of renewal instituted by this chapter or the provisions of Articles L. 145-4, L. 145-37 to L. 145-41, from the first paragraph of Article L. 145-42 and the articles L. 145-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-15

…r redundancy on economic grounds in a company where the social and economic committee has not been set up, even though the company is subject to this obligation and no report of its failure to do so h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-15

The matter is referred to the commission by a request lodged with the secretariat either by the applicant or by a proxy with proof of authority. The request may also be sent by registered letter with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Succession of contracts.

Article L6222-15

Any young worker may enter into successive apprenticeship contracts to prepare for diplomas or titles certifying different qualifications. If the apprentice has already signed two successive contracts…

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