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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-1

…inion to the Minister of Justice, who is its guarantor, on the freedom of establishment of notaries and judicial commissioners. It makes recommendations to improve access to public or ministerial offi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-4

…in addition to the information provided for in article R. 232-58, the following information - date and place of birth of the person concerned; - nature of the sport practised; - if the person concern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: EC type-examination.

Article R5211-41-1

…the EC declaration of conformity procedure referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 5211-40 and the EC type-examination procedure referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 5211-41, in t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 21

Notifications to absentees shall be made through the hands of their representative or curator.Notifications are governed, in addition, by the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.Notifications to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 23

The decisions of the judicial court may be challenged by immediate appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 22

The proxy proves his mandate by a power of attorney deposited in the minutes of the notary. At the request of one of the parties or the notary, the power of attorney must be authenticated.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-4

…owing subjects:1° For the diploma to perform the function of master of ceremonies:- hygiene, safety and ergonomics;- funeral legislation and regulations;- psychology and sociology of mourning;- funera…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: The adversarial procedure prior to decision-making

Article 67 D-4

…ed or communicated orally to the person concerned, until the latter has made his observations known and at the latest until the expiry of the thirty-day period provided for in article 67 D.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

…erning him or her provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 with the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens or a health…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-4

…relating to the reimbursement of the costs mentioned in I of article R. 6323-14-3 are consolidated and sent to the body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15. The procedures for con…

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