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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1365

The notary shall summon the parties and request the production of any document useful to the accomplishment of his mission. He shall report to the judge assigned the difficulties encountered and may r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1374

All applications made pursuant to Article 1373 between the same parties, whether made by the plaintiff or the defendant, shall constitute a single proceeding. Any separate application is inadmissible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-13

The employment contract is sent to the employee within two working days of recruitment at the latest.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to technical and professional capacities

Article R2142-13

The purchaser may impose conditions guaranteeing that economic operators have the human and technical resources and experience necessary to perform the contract to an appropriate standard of quality.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Examination of projects on behalf of unauthorised buyers

Article R2212-13

In order to examine the project, the responsible minister(s) may call upon the services of another minister, a public interest grouping or a public establishment, in compliance with the legislative an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-13

I.- At least ten days before the meeting, each member of the departmental commission receives, by any means, a copy of the application for authorisation to operate a business, accompanied by:1° The pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D773-13

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 522-1-1 and D. 522-1-2n° 2014-1053 of 16 September 2014

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D774-13

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 522-1-1 and D. 522-1-2n° 2014-1053 of 16 September 2014

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-137

The division of a mortgage, in the case of the division of a building company or the sale of dwellings belonging to the same property complex (number 124 in table 5) gives rise to the levying of a fee…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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