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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Incidental claims.

Article 64

A counterclaim is one by which the original defendant claims to obtain a benefit other than the mere dismissal of his opponent's claim.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 695

The costs relating to proceedings, deeds and enforcement procedures include:1° Duties, taxes, fees or emoluments collected by the registries of the courts or the tax authorities, with the exception of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 698

Costs relating to unjustified instances, acts and enforcement procedures shall be borne by the court officers who made them, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed. The same applies to c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 697

Lawyers, former solicitors and bailiffs may be personally ordered to pay the costs of proceedings, acts and enforcement procedures carried out outside the limits of their mandate.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 696

The losing party shall be ordered to pay the costs, unless the judge, by reasoned decision, charges all or part of them to another party.The conditions under which a party receiving legal aid may be c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 699

…stance is compulsory, request that an order for costs be accompanied for their benefit by the right to recover directly from the convicted party those costs of which they have made an advance without…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Recruitment.

Article R6152-610

Attached practitioners are recruited for a contract of a maximum duration of one year, renewable up to a total duration of twenty-four months. When, at the end of each contract, the employment relatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment.

Article R6152-604

…a full-time basis may work in several establishments, within the "groupements hospitaliers de territoire" mentioned in article L. 6132-1 or to promote the development of the networking of health esta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Promotion.

Article R6152-611

Attached practitioners are eligible for promotion to the 12th step according to the following terms: 1st step: one year. 2nd step: two years 3rd step: two years. 4th step: two years. 5th step: two yea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-6-1

…een days from the date of the notice of receipt, or the applicant's hand-delivery of an application to open an account, shall be deemed to constitute a refusal to open the account. On expiry of this p…

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