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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Summary orders.

Article 956

In all cases of urgency, the first president may order in summary proceedings, in the event of an appeal, all measures that do not come up against any serious challenge or that are justified by the ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76-2

The public prosecutor or, with his authorisation, the officer or agent of the judicial police may carry out the operations provided for by Article 55-1.The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-15

Employees benefiting from the protection mentioned in articles L. 2411-1 and L. 2411-2 may benefit from the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1237-14, the contra…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption judgment

Article 353-2

…en the adopted child and a third party, decided by the family affairs judge on the basis of Article 371-4, as well as concealing from the court the existence of consent to a procedure of medically ass…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Liquidation procedures other than safeguard and legal redress

Article A743-15

…the commercial court clerk in the context of a judicial liquidation procedure listed under number 143 of the table referred to in Article A. 743-8 gives rise to the collection of a principal fee, whic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee.

Article R512-15

I.-The amount of the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 512-7 is set by order of the Minister for the Economy. II - The guarantee commitment, which takes effect on 1st March for a period o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-15

I.-The agreement referred to in I of article L. 5213-3-1 defines the total amount of remuneration received by the employee in respect of the salary paid on behalf of the employer and the daily allowan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22

An order made on the basis of article 706-18 by which an investigating judge decides to relinquish jurisdiction may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-15

…of the receipt for the complaint lodged for the offence of identity theft provided for by article 434-23 of the Penal Code. II.-Where the fixed fine procedure relates to the offence of driving withou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-7

…tanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, contributions within the meaning ofarticle 1843-3 of the French Civil Code and Book II of the French Commercial Code and capital increases or redu…

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