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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the Criminal Appeals Chamber

Article 520-1

…n the event of an appeal against an order made pursuant to article 495-11, the court shall hear the case and rule on the merits without being able to impose a more severe sentence than that approved b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-8

…ty of the executing State, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 695-9-6. In other cases, the decision and the certificate are forwarded by the Public Prosecutor's Office to the court…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2344-5

In the case of a Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings whose registered office or that of the dominant undertaking is located in France, where there is no trade union organisation, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-18

…nditions determined by decree ; 2° In emergencies, under conditions determined by decree; 3° In the cases provided for in Article L. 3121-19.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-9

…ating to dismissal are also covered where the administrator, the employer or the liquidator, as the case may be, has indicated its intention to terminate the employment contract during the periods men…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2183-4

…es and other specific services, the purchaser may group award notices on a quarterly basis. In this case, he shall send these grouped notices for publication no later than thirty days after the end of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure

Article R321-42

In the case provided for in Article R. 321-41, the mediator may also issue a recommendation, which shall be notified to the parties by any means capable of establishing proof of the date of receipt. W…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-7

…covery without judicial liquidation has the effects mentioned in article L. 741-2. However, in this case, the debts are stopped on the date of the judgment pronouncing personal recovery without judici…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 641

…h, when the person whose estate is being taken over died in mainland France; One year, in all other cases.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1712

…of all other deeds shall be borne by the parties to whom the deeds benefit, where, in these various cases, no provisions to the contrary have been stipulated in the deeds.

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