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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-12

…cil of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of inf…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-1

…oose the ad hoc administrator from within the family or from among the minor's relatives, the court may appoint the ad hoc administrator from among the persons on the list provided for in article R. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-125

A copy of the latest balance sheet, certified as true by the company's legal representative, is published as an appendix to the notice provided for in Article R. 225-124. If the latest balance sheet h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formal notice to reduce the interval between periodic inspections.

Article R4721-12

The labour inspector may give the employer formal notice to reduce the interval between checks on personal protective equipment or categories of personal protective equipment provided for in the order…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-12

…ay as to guarantee the financial equilibrium of the scheme. The contribution rate for each employer may be reduced or increased depending on : 1° The number of terminations of employment contracts and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-12

…the programme of work must involve for a financial year, depending on the amount of the balance sheet of the person or entity, plus the amount of operating income and financial income, excluding VAT,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-12

…ity attached to that filing having effects equivalent to those provided for by the Paris Convention may be granted under the same conditions only to the extent that that State grants, on the basis of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-6

…itor to whom his debtor in delay has caused, by his bad faith, prejudice independent of that delay, may obtain damages and interest distinct from default interest.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-15

The requisition for the purpose of selling the property by auction may be contested by summons to appear before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the property is located.This summons must,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-12

The Commission may, by means of a reasoned report, request the National Commission for Medical Accidents to remove from the national list of medical accident experts an expert registered with a Court…

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