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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 217

…ties' lawyers are notified of the judgments within three days by registered letter. In the same way and within the same time limits, the parties are informed of the decisions to dismiss the case and t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 268

The files of the parties or the documents necessary for the expertise are provisionally kept at the court registry, subject to the authorisation given by the judge to the parties who have submitted th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 216

The judgments of the Investigating Chamber are signed by the President and the Registrar. They shall mention the names of the judges, the filing of exhibits and briefs, the reading of the report, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Services for self-employed workers

Article D4622-27-2

The specific range of services offered by the inter-company occupational health and prevention service and the scale of charges provided for in L. 4622-6 are made public by any means.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-26

…hall comply with the following conditions: 1° The contract authorises the principle of such updates and provides a valid reason for them; 2° The trader informs the consumer, in a clear and comprehensi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-21-2

…k carried out on the exposure limit values for electromagnetic fields defined in articles R. 4453-3 and R. 4453-4 by an accredited body or, failing that, by a body designated by order of the ministers…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2423

The registration of mortgages is carried out by the department responsible for land registration on the filing of two forms dated, signed and certified as true by the signatory of the certificate of i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-25

…personal data in the file is carried out directly by authorised or empowered persons. The recording and consultation of the file is carried out via secure telecommunication means. The right to informa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-2-2

…tte, the following words listed below are replaced respectively by the following words: a) "region" and "department" by "Mayotte"; b) "cour d'appel" by "chambre d'appel de Mamoudzou" and "commissaire…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-2

…ent of the death of one of the members of the couple at the origin of the conception of the embryo, and in the event that the couple had, in application of III of article L. 2141-4, expressed their co…

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