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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions

Article L7342-10

Any dispute concerning the compliance of the charter with the provisions of this Title, or concerning the approval or refusal of approval, shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court whos…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-26

In the event of a request from the party who has not referred the matter to the commission or of the consolidation of several requests relating to the same invention, the six-month period within which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Duties of colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4312-26

…f use to the investigation that come to his or her knowledge. Any deliberately inaccurate statement may itself give rise to disciplinary proceedings.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-10

…he cross presentation, by function or by nature, provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5217-10-5 is made between the most detailed level of the functional nomenclature and each of the acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-10

The money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 214-20 meet the following conditions: 1° They meet at least one of the following criteria: a) They have an issue maturity of up to 397…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 261

Where consultation has been prescribed during deliberation, the judge, following the execution of the measure, shall order the reopening of the proceedings if one of the parties so requests or if he c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 264

Only one person shall be appointed as an expert unless the judge deems it necessary to appoint more than one.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Goods salvaged from shipwrecks.

Article 264

These goods or wrecks are under the dual surveillance of the Navy and Customs.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Goods salvaged from shipwrecks.

Article 263

Goods rescued from shipwrecks and wrecks of any kind collected or salvaged on the coast or at sea are deemed to be foreign, unless there is proof to the contrary.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 263

…ng in the name and on behalf of others, where they are involved in transactions exempted by article 262 and in transactions carried out outside the territory of the Member States of the European Union…

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