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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 905

…he merits;4° Relates to one of the orders of the pre-trial judge listed in 1° to 4° of Article 795 ;5° Relates to a judgment ruling on a substantive issue and an objection under the ninth paragraph of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-132

Transfers of finance leases (numbers 116 and 117 of Table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° In the case of a straightforward transfer, a fee proportional to the amount of the residual investment on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: One-off assistance for apprentice employers

Article D6243-2

I.-The aid is granted for the first year of the apprenticeship contract. II - The maximum amount is 6,000 euros. III-The aid is paid before the employer pays the salary and each month pending the data…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-2

…erciale" ; 4° "Premier président de la cour d'appel" by "président du tribunal supérieur d'appel" ; 5° "President of the Judicial Court" by "President of the Court of First Instance"; 6° "Procureur de…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions.

Article 1576

…rocureur de la République" par : "procureur de la République près le tribunal de première instance";5° "département" by: "the Wallis and Futuna Islands";6°"préfet" by: "State representative";7°"huissi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-4

Medicinal products used in the absence of an appropriate authorised medicinal product available for the species and indication considered within the framework provided for in Articles 112 to 115 of Re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article R4221-4

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses made under the rules of ordinary law by the regions and their public establishments gives rise to reinvestment in real…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-1

…d; 3° The arrangements made for monitoring persons; 4° The relevance of the clinical investigation; 5° The satisfactory nature of the assessment of the expected benefits and risks; 6° The appropriaten…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-1

…regations, non-profit-making unions mentioned in 1 bis ofArticle 206 of the General Tax Code and in 5°, 5° bis and 11° of Article 207 of the same Code; 5° Agricultural supply and purchasing cooperativ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

I. - The following shall be submitted to the director of the registry of the court that rendered the decision, approved the agreement or endorsed the future protection mandate:1° Applications for the…

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