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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Increase in deadlines.

Article 1023

The time limits set out in articles 978 and 989 sont augmentés de : 1° One month if the applicant lives in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, S…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-3

The court clerk's office shall notify by simple letter a copy of the order to the person in charge of the distribution and, if consignment has been ordered, to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 750

The maximum duration of the judicial constraint is set as follows:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-1

Work equipment intended to be exhibited, offered for sale, sold, imported, hired out, made available or transferred for any purpose whatsoever is designed and constructed so that its installation, use…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-103

The contract for adult relay activities is a private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of 1° of article L. 1242-3 for a maximum period of three years, re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-58

For the research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 involving labile blood products, the sponsor shall report to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé any adverse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29-1

A commune may be authorised, by the State representative in the department following the opinion of the departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation meeting in the formation provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS TO THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article L7331-1

All the assets, rights and obligations of the department of the region of French Guyana are transferred ipso jure to the territorial collectivity of French Guyana on the date of its creation.All the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-5

The prison administration shall without delay inform the public prosecutor of the place of conviction, or that of Nantes if the person was convicted abroad, of the notification of obligations it has m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-15

The right of access to and rectification of the data mentioned in Article R. 2122-12, provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals w…

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