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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-6

…ons without causing discomfort. The minimum temperature of the premises must never be lower than 18°C.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

Investigating and sentencing courts may, as an alternative measure to pre-trial detention, impose house arrest with electronic surveillance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-51

When the employee intends to extend or modify his parental leave or his period of part-time work, he shall notify the employer at least one month before the end of the period initially planned and inf…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R121-1

In matters of jurisdiction, any court other than the enforcement judge must declare of its own motion that it does not have jurisdiction. The enforcement judge may neither modify the terms of the cour…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-4

The judge hearing the application for revision may, depending on the case and even of his own motion, either reduce the quantity or periodicity of the benefits encumbering the gift, or modify its purp…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Part Two: Community of Conventions.

Article 1497

The spouses may, in their marriage contract, modify the legal community by any kind of agreement not contrary to articles 1387, 1388 and 1389. They may, in particular, agree: 1° That the community wil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Receipt of applications for judicial review decisions

Article 696-66

The Public Prosecutor shall receive requests for the recognition and enforcement in the territory of the French Republic of judicial supervision orders issued by the competent authorities of other Mem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-8

Any new application for approval is made under the same conditions and according to the same procedure as that used to grant the initial approval: - in the case of a permanent modification to the encl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-13

The National Designs Register is kept by the National Institute of Industrial Property. It contains, for each filing: 1° The identification of the holder and the references of the filing as well as su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Informing the parties of the existence of sanctions. Affirmation of sincerity

Article 864

A notary who receives a treaty for the transfer of a ministerial office or a deed of sale, exchange or division or a deed for the transfer of the right to a lease or the benefit of a promise to lease…

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