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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145

…s referred by the investigating judge seeking the detention of the person under investigation shall cause that person to appear before him, assisted by his lawyer if one has already been appointed, an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Assessment of tax

Article 1477

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1409

…nce owed by the spouses and the debts contracted by them for the upkeep of the household and the education of the children, in accordance with Article 220;on a final basis or subject to recompense, as…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Arbitration proceedings

Article 1474

…to inform it of their initiatives with a view to resuming the proceedings or putting an end to the causes of interruption or suspension. If the parties fail to do so, it may terminate the proceedings…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation and partition of the community.

Article 1472

In the event of insufficiency of the community, the levies of each spouse are proportional to the amount of the rewards due to him or her. However, if the insufficiency of the community is attributabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The arbitration award

Article 1481

The arbitral award shall contain an indication of: 1° The surnames, forenames or names of the parties and their domicile or registered office; 2° Where applicable, the names of the lawyers or any pers…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation and partition of the community.

Article 1479

…ummons. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, they are assessed according to the rules of article 1469, third paragraph, in the cases provided for therein; interest then accrues from the date of liq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

The concentrations of the chemical agents present in the atmosphere of the workplaces listed in the following table must not exceed, in the workers' breathing zone, the occupational exposure limit val…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-14

…is notified of the appeal, the Autorité de la concurrence shall transmit to the court registry the case file, which shall include the investigation minutes and reports, the objections, the observatio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1457

It is the arbitrator's responsibility to continue his mission until the end of it unless he can justify an impediment or a legitimate reason for abstaining or resigning. In the event of a dispute as t…

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