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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-173

When the amendment provided for in Article R. 743-158 affects the jurisdiction of a judicial court ruling in commercial matters or the registry of a mixed commercial court, it gives rise to compensati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-17

…event of a dispute, the industrial tribunal to which the matter is referred pursuant to Article L. 3142-29 shall have final jurisdiction.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-17

Doctors may only carry out medically assisted procreation in the cases and under the conditions laid down by law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1418

Before the judicial court in the matters referred to in article 817, the protection litigation judge and the commercial court, the court clerk summons the parties to the hearing by registered letter w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1181

Educational assistance measures are taken by the children's judge of the place where one of the parents, the minor's guardian or the person or service to whom the child has been entrusted resides, as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-17

…erson must be summoned by the coordinating doctor in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3711-12 of this Code before being released or before the end of the period of secure detention. The ch…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-17

The examination phase or the time limit set in the first paragraph of Article R. 712-16-2 are suspended: 1° Where the opposition is based in whole or in part on an application for registration of a tr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-26

…ue of a class of units or shares representing the assets of the general-purpose investment fund allocated to it. Notwithstanding article 2285 of the French Civil Code and unless otherwise stipulated i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-14

The application for marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product contains the following information: 1° The name or corporate name and address of the future holder of the marketing autho…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26-1

When the easement instituted in application of articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 is likely to seriously compromise the agricultural or forestry use of the encumbered land, its owner(s) may, from the dat…

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