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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1244-1

The summons shall be sent, as soon as the hearing scheduled for the debates has been set and at least fifteen days in advance, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A copy of the summo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180

Claims made pursuant to

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-10

The Children's Judge's decision is notified within eight days to the parties and, in any event, to the family benefits delegate if he has been appointed and to the body responsible for these benefits.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Advertising measures.

Article R144-1

Management contracts defined in article L. 144-1 shall be published within two weeks of their date in the form of extracts or notices in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements. The end of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-37

The accounting officer is appointed by order of the ministers responsible for agriculture, the budget, consumer affairs, the environment, health and labour. Secondary accountants may be appointed by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-3

The official receiver or, if he has ceased to hold office, the president of the court, on the observations of the liquidator and the agent, shall determine, after obtaining the opinion of the public p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-18

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 2213-2-1, the mayor may, if there is an emergency, taking into account the health risk or in the event of rapid decomposition of the body, after obtai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-31

If, within one month of the date of receipt of the application as shown on the notice of receipt, the Commission has not sent the applicant for assimilation an attestation that the application is comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-9

The Board may hear any qualified person called upon by its Chairman to provide an opinion or expertise relating to any item on the agenda. These hearings may be made public by decision of the Board.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R947-4

In Article R. 723-1, the words: "During the first two months of the year following the election of the members of the chambers of commerce and industry and the chambers of trade and craft trades" and…

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