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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-10

…re members of the group shall be immediately paid into an account opened with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. This account may only be debited to settle the case that gave rise to the deposit.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-10

…received. Every quarter, it communicates the aggregated data to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and to the Minister for the Economy. The Minister determines the conditions for pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-10

Personalised assistance to return to work may be awarded to recipients of the active solidarity income who are required to comply with the obligation set out in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-10

The provisions of Article 17-8 apply, by way of interpretation, to changes of nationality resulting from annexations and cessions of territories resulting from treaties prior to 19 October 1945. Howev…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A

…for other decisions of the police courts and those of the courts that do not rule on the merits;3° 127 € for decisions of the correctional courts. However, this fee is increased to €254 if the convic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-10

…elling goods presented under an infringing trademark;c) Reproducing, imitating, using, affixing, deleting, modifying a trademark, collective trademark or guarantee trademark in violation of the rights…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of events with classification, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance

Article R331-10

The organiser of an event with a ranking, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance submits a declaration, accompanied, where applicable, by the reasoned opinion referred to in article R. 331-9, to :1…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the certificate of French nationality

Article 1045-2

A challenge to the refusal to issue a certificate of French nationality is made by petition delivered or addressed to the clerk of the judicial court. The applicant is required to constitute a lawyer.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-10

The time limits within which the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé must notify the applicant of his response are set as follows: 1° Sixty days…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article R6323-10

…no later than: 1° One hundred and twenty days before the start of the training course when the completion of the course entails a continuous interruption of work of at least six months; 2° Sixty days…

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