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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-7

The court registry shall notify the parties and the public prosecutor by any means and without delay of the decision ruling on the transfer of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-72

…he drawer from the drawee or for certification may not, subject to the provisions of Article L. 131-78 and under the conditions set out in that Article, be issued to the holder of an account or to his…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-7

A copy of the inventory is given or served to the debtor and, where applicable, to the persons to whom property has been delivered. Under penalty of nullity, in the copy given or served to the debtor,…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

Unless otherwise provided, judgements may be appealed. The appeal must be lodged within fifteen days of notification. Subject to the provisions of article R. 322-19 and unless a fixed date procedure i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 729-3

…ny person sentenced to a custodial sentence of less than or equal to four years, or for which the remaining sentence is less than or equal to four years, where that person exercises parental authority…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Document prévisionnel de gestion des emplois et des crédits de personnel (forward-looking document for managing jobs and staff appropriations)

Article A114-7

Within one month of the forwarding of the provisional document on the management of jobs and staff appropriations provided for in the first two paragraphs of article A. 114-5, the regional director re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-7

The employer allows the time required to carry out their duties: 1° To each of the full members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee; 2° To the union representatives on the soc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-7

Where the province of Quebec grants the right to practise their profession on its territory to pharmacists who hold evidence of formal qualifications allowing them to practise in France, holders of ev…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Non-substantial modifications

Article R2194-7

The contract may be amended without a new competitive tendering procedure if the amendments, whatever their amount, are not substantial. For the purposes of article L. 2194-1, a modification is substa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-7

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Autorité de la concurrence, shall specify the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular:1° The ter…

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