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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1189

…he child has been entrusted, as well as any other person whose testimony he deems useful. The judge may dispense with the minor's attendance or order that the minor withdraw for all or part of the rem…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-15

Staff who meet the conditions required to be eligible to vote may stand for election, with the exception of permanent or non-permanent staff who do not have one year's seniority with the Centre nation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Reserving contracts for social economy enterprises

Article L2113-15

…exclusively to social services and other specific services listed in a notice annexed to this code, may be reserved by a contracting authority, including when it is acting as a contracting entity, for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-15

…uros. If the infringement has been detrimental to national defence, a prison sentence of five years may also be imposed..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-15

…erties are to be sold by auction, the lawyer or notary must inform the undivided co-owners by notification one month before the date scheduled for the sale. Each undivided co-owner may substitute hims…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-15

In the case of a life interest, the compensation provided for in article L. 2421-14 may consist of a life annuity calculated on the basis of the normal profitability of the land on which the suppresse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article R3261-15

…these different workplaces and between these workplaces and the employee's usual place of residence may claim the reimbursements mentioned in articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-1 for the journeys he/she…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Translative effect

Article 1196

…assignment of another right, the transfer takes place when the contract is concluded. This transfer may be deferred by the will of the parties, the nature of the things or by the effect of the law. Th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1191

The judge's decisions may be appealed:by the parents or one of them, the guardian or the person or service to whom the child has been entrusted until the expiry of a period of fifteen days following n…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article L744-15

…r operation of the administrative detention facility, journalists holding the professional identity card mentioned in article L. 7111-6 of the Labour Code may be authorised to access administrative de…

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