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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Arbitration proceedings and awards

Article 1510

Whichever procedure is chosen, the arbitral tribunal guarantees the equality of the parties and respects the principle of contradiction.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 98

…unting declarations, where they are not in possession of the information necessary to draw them up, may be authorised to examine the goods before declaration and to take samples. They must then submit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-15

In compliance with the ethical rules applicable to them as well as articles L. 1110-4, L. 1470-5 and L. 1111-2, each healthcare professional, regardless of how or where they practice, must enter into…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-9

In the absence of the Chairman and where there is a Vice-Chairman, the latter shall chair the meeting and shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.In the same case and where there is no Vice-Ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-15

…e data used to assess any gaps in representation between women and men referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are as follows: 1° The percentage of women among all senior managers within the meaning of Arti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-15

…nd outside the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force, the customs administration may, in the course of its controls, detain goods likely to infringe a registered design or an exclus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-15

I.-The administrative authority may, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated and after having obtained the agreement of the public prosecutor, compromise on the prosecution of contrav…

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

Article L342-15

…f Titles III and IV of Book II of Part Two of the Transport Code, with the exception of Articles L. 2231-1, L. 2231-4, L. 2240-1 and L. 2241-8.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment

Article L214-150

…llective investment undertaking are reserved for professional clients as referred to in article L. 533-16 and for foreign investors belonging to an equivalent category under the law of the country in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment

Article L214-151

A professional real estate collective investment undertaking may, subject to the conditions and limits set by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, derogate from the limits set out in articles L. 214-37 to L.…

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