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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261-1

…registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article 1203 and of the articles 1208-2 and 1208-4 are applicable to the claim and the proceedings. The judg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidates for the office of member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2411-10-1

Authorisation for dismissal is required for a period of six months for a candidate for the position of member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee, from the date…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167-1

…opinion are such as to lead to the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code providing that a person is not criminally responsible on account of a men…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-17

…tests unless they have been declared eligible by the selection board. The admission tests are oral and take place in public session. They comprise: 1° A ten-minute presentation, after thirty minutes'…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Archives

Article L1421-1

The general rules governing the archives of local authorities and groups of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of II of Article L. 212-4 and Articles L. 212-4-1 to L. 212-10 and L. 212-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Boundaries

Article L2112-1

Disputes relating to the delimitation of the territory of communes are decided by the representative of the State in the département when they concern communes in the same département. Disputes concer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-1

…oncerned.If necessary, they offer to set up medical follow-up.The persons mentioned in article L. 231-8 must have at least one interview with a doctor in one of these centres. This interview is valida…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-1

…of qualification guarantees the competence of its holder with regard to the safety of participants and third parties within the meaning of article L. 212-1 in a given physical or sporting activity or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Resignation.

Article L1237-1

In the event of resignation, the existence and duration of the notice period are determined by law or by collective labour agreement.In the absence of legal provisions, collective labour agreement or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1242-1

…er its reason, may not have the purpose or effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company.

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