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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local medical information department

Article R6113-11-2

I - The doctor in charge of the regional medical information department is appointed by the director of the supporting establishment on the recommendation of the president of the medical college or th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L754-15

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 5: Other remedies

Article 1502

…ed for judgments in Article 595 and under the conditions provided for in Articles 594,596,597 and 601 to 603. The appeal shall be brought before the arbitral tribunal. However, if the arbitral tribuna…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1415

Each of the spouses may only commit his or her own property and income, by a guarantee or loan, unless these have been contracted with the express consent of the other spouse who, in this case, does n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1444

…ointment. Failing this, the arbitration shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of Articles 1451 to 1454.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-14

When no opposition has been lodged within the time limit and after taking into account an additional period of ten days required for the appeal to be forwarded, the court registrar shall declare the E…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-11

In the absence of an application for authorisation submitted under the conditions of article R. 6523-2-10, or if the applications submitted do not meet the conditions laid down in I of the same articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-12

The criminal court, at the request of the public prosecutor, has jurisdiction to rule on the enforcement of a confiscation order issued by a court in another Member State.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142

…investigation is ordered to provide security or sureties, such security or sureties shall guarantee:1° The representation of the person under investigation, the accused or the defendant in all the act…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Sentences rendered abroad

Article 1525

…may refuse recognition or exequatur of the arbitral award only in the cases provided for in Article 1520.

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