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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-11

The parties may be represented by : 1° A lawyer ; 2° A ministerial officer of the jurisdiction, who is exempt from producing a power of attorney; 3° An agent of their choice with power of attorney. If…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-11

A person included on the list may request to be removed from it at any time. Any person falling under one of the measures mentioned in Article R. 421-2. Reasons are given for cancellation and a decisi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-12

Electricity and natural gas supply bills are presented in accordance with the conditions laid down by an order of the minister responsible for consumption and the minister responsible for energy issue…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to obligations

Article L245-11

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros: 1° Preventing a bondholder from taking part in a general meeting of bondholders; 2° Being granted, guaranteed or promi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-113

The jury for the exams leading to the specific part is made up of the following people: 1° For the first-degree state diploma for sports instructors, organised in the form of an exam, continuous asses…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-117

In the context of the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, the acts and decisions mentioned in this section shall be taken, in accordance with the distinctions provided for in subsections 1 to 3…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-11

The Minister responsible for sport notifies the federation concerned of the opinion of the commission examining federal regulations relating to sports facilities, accompanied, where applicable, by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-110

The voting right attached to the share belongs to the beneficial owner at ordinary general meetings and to the bare owner at extraordinary general meetings. Joint owners of undivided shares are repres…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-11

The Registrar immediately sends the defendant a copy of the statement by ordinary letter with the indication that he must, if he intends to defend the review, constitute a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-11

Notification of the proposed transfer or pledge of company shares, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-14 and Article L. 223-15, shall be made by extrajudicial document or by regist…

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