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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-24

The fact that the investigative measure carried out in the executing State has been successfully challenged before the authorities of that State and in accordance with the law of that State does not i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-23

The European Investigation Order shall be transmitted directly to the competent authorities of the executing State by any means which leaves a written record and establishes its authenticity. Any othe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-22

The European Investigation Order shall be translated into an official language of the executing State or into one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Union accepted by that S…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Collective coordination procedure

Article L694-7

…ts between the mandataire de justice and the coordinator under the conditions set out in Article L. 695-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Collective coordination procedure

Article R694-7

For the purposes of implementing Article L. 694-8, the mandataire de justice who does not follow the recommendations of the collective coordination programme shall inform the juge-commissaire of his r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-19

During the preliminary interview provided for in Article L. 1233-11, in the event of redundancy of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the employer informs the employee of the c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-19

In the event of default by the pursuing creditor or the third-party purchaser, subrogation may be requested by the registered creditors in the forms provided for by

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-19

…auction, it is carried out under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 322-2 or in the articles L. 322-4 or L. 322-7. The juge-commissaire may request that the draft amicab…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 197

…when it has not been retained. The parties' lawyers or, if they do not have a lawyer, the parties may obtain a copy of these summonses without delay and by simple written request, without prejudice…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Dissolution

Article L5842-19

The articles L. 5212-33 and L. 5212-34 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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