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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Notifications and copies of decisions

Article 1180-16

Any decision of the judge is notified, at the registry's behest, to the applicant, the parents and, where applicable, the ad hoc administrator.A minor who has reached the age of sixteen is notified of…

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

Article 1261-1

The application relating to the appeal against the order of admission as a ward of the State provided for in articles L. 224-4 et L. 224-8 du code de l'action sociale et des familles shall be brought…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: The procedure for judging the entire dispute

Article 1563

The application shall be lodged at the court registry by the lawyer of the earliest party. On pain of inadmissibility, it shall be presented within three months of the end of the participatory procedu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-23

The performance of medical biology examinations, the prescription and administration of certain vaccines, the biological activities of medically assisted procreation and pathological anatomy and cytol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-15

The request for re-examination relating to elements covered by Part II of the initial applications provided for in Article 7 of the aforementioned European Regulation of 16 April 2014 shall be sent to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-304

When the President of the Regional Chamber of Trades and Crafts or, by delegation, the President of the Departmental Chamber of Trades and Crafts is informed by an administrative or judicial authority…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-19

For the application of II of article L. 228-12, the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall specify the terms and conditions of the buyback, as well as the justifications and me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Liquidation.

Article R310-2

A prior declaration of the liquidation sale shall be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered to the mayor of the commune where the sale operations are planned, at least…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article R251-2

The provisions of articles R. 232-2 to R. 232-7 are applicable to the economic interest group. However, the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3 as well as the reports mentioned in Article R. 232-4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-13

The Territorial Council is consulted by the Minister responsible for Overseas Territories on proposals for acts of the European Community and the European Union taken in application of the stipulation…

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