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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 552

The period between the day on which the summons is issued and the day set for the appearance before the criminal or police court is at least ten days, if the party summoned resides in a department of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 505

In the event of a sentencing judgment, the Public Prosecutor may also lodge his appeal within twenty days of the day on which the decision is handed down. Without prejudice to the application of artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Importation

Article 549

When works from another Member State of the European Community or another State party to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area or from Turkey are placed on the market which do not bear…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517

Provisional enforcement may be subject to the provision of a guarantee, real or personal, sufficient to meet any restitution or reparation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Final provisions.

Article 569

The enforcement of judgments improperly described as final may be stayed by the judge of appeal at any stage of the proceedings.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 526

The following are immovable, by the object to which they apply: The usufruct of immovable things; Servitudes or land services; Actions tending to claim immovable property.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 521

Ordinary cuttings of coppiced or mature woodland put into regulated cuttings only become movable as and when the trees are felled.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article L2145-1

Employees called upon to perform trade union duties are entitled to the economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave provided for in Article L. 2145-5. The total amount of such leave…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-56-1

In the event that other patent applications have been filed relating to the same invention as that which is the subject of the French patent application, the National Institute of Industrial Property…

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

Article D4163-30-5

In order to finance the professional retraining projects mentioned in 4° of the I of article L. 4163-7, the body mentioned in 1° of article R. 4163-1 pays France Compétences an allocation, the amount…

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