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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

…nce and content of the European arrest warrant against him. He shall also inform the person that he may be assisted by a lawyer of his choice or, failing that, by a lawyer appointed by the President o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Penalties.

Article L211-26

…accordance with article 131-8 of the Criminal Code and under the conditions set out in articles 131-22 to 131-24 of the same Code ; 2° A penalty of days' fine under the conditions set out in articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-7

…cle L. 3123-27.A shorter working week than that provided for in the first paragraph of this article may be set at the employee's request, either to enable him/her to cope with personal constraints, or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-2

I. - Subject to the exceptions provided for in article R. 2213-1-4, the doctor, student or practitioner who recorded the death shall, as soon as possible, draw up a certificate on an electronic medium…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial acts

Article A743-9

…ission fee, per party 11.15 € 21 Pre-trial proceedings Proceedings before a judge-rapporteur 7.81 € 22 Contract or procedure schedule 7.81 € 23 Orders other than summary proceedings and payment orders…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…er 1994, approved by the loi n° 95-1308 du 21 décembre 1995 and published by the décret n° 97-65 du 22 janvier 1997;6° Convention entre le Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…n at the trial that led to the decision, except in the cases referred to in 1° to 3° of Article 695-22-1; 8° The sentence is time-barred under French law on the date of receipt of the certificate; 9°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

…eneral Meeting, acting on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the Statutory Auditors, if any, may authorise the Board of Dire…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-2

…n pursuant to the provisions of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical stan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial companies.

Article R247-2

…s obligatoires, prior to any publicity measures, of a notice drawn up in accordance with Article R. 22-10-3 concerning the issue of shares when the company is formed or, in the third paragraph of Arti…

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