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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-13

The following are entitled to the allowance provided for in article L. 351-10, subject to the conditions of age and previous activity laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat : 1° Fishermen on board…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Charges or reductions for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L112-13

Where the payment service provider or another party involved in the transaction applies charges for the use of a given payment instrument, it shall inform the payment service user thereof before initi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-13

The Athlete and Trainee Life Council is made up of eighteen members, distributed as follows:1° The Director General; 2° The Deputy Director General in charge of the management of the establishment; 3°…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-13

…icle 2 of Law no. 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to the use of the French language; 5° Of the loi n° 2010-729 du 30 juin 2010 tendant à suspendre la commercialisation de tout emballage comportant du…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 133

If the documents are not communicated, the judge may be asked, without formality, to enjoin such communication.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 132

A party who refers to an exhibit undertakes to communicate it to any other party to the proceedings. Communication of exhibits must be spontaneous.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 138

If, in the course of proceedings, a party intends to refer to an authentic or private deed to which he has not been a party or to a document held by a third party, he may ask the judge hearing the cas…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: The law.

Article 13

The judge may invite the parties to provide such explanations of law as he considers necessary for the resolution of the dispute.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 134

The judge shall set, if necessary under penalty of a fine, the time limit, and, if applicable, the terms and conditions of the communication.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 135

The judge may exclude from the debate any exhibits that have not been communicated in good time.

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