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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-16

…revocation of a measure is being considered, the time limit for summons provided for in Article D. 49-15 paragraph is not applicable, and the lawyer is notified of the date of the adversarial hearing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 197

…detained person, to the civil party or to the applicant mentioned in the fifth paragraph of Article 99 shall be made to the last address declared as long as the investigating judge has not closed his…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1533

The mediator and, where applicable, the person mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 1532, must satisfy the following conditions: 1° Not have been the subject of a conviction, incapacity or dis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rules of procedure.

Article L654-19

The costs of proceedings brought by the administrator, the judicial representative, the employees' representative, the commissioner for the execution of the plan or the liquidator are borne by the Tre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Services accessible via electronic communications operators

Article D224-19

Electronic communications operators, within the meaning of 6° of article L. 32 du code des postes et des communications électroniques, exploitant un ou plusieurs numéros à valeur ajoutée, sont informé…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-19

…to business difficulties ; 2° Any failure to implement the undertakings provided for in article D. 1271-15, the validation of which enabled the authorisation to be issued; 3° The measures it has take…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-12

The Cour de cassation is not obliged to refer to the Conseil constitutionnel a priority question of constitutionality challenging, on the same grounds, a legislative provision already before the Conse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-15

…egard of the provisions relating to the reinstatement of the employee, as provided for inarticle L. 1226-8, the court hearing the case may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R743-15

…and column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree R. 221-1 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-2 with the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1 No. 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R744-15

…and column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree R. 221-1 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-2 with the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1 No. 20…

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