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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 500

In the event of an appeal by one of the parties within the above time limits, the other parties have a further five days in which to lodge an appeal.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 54

In all cases where a court of law deals with acts relating to civil status, the interested parties may appeal against the judgment.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 569

During the time limits for the appeal in cassation and, if there has been an appeal, until the judgment of the Court of Cassation has been delivered, the execution of the judgment of the Court of Appe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530

The title referred to in the second paragraph of Article 529-2, in the second paragraph of Article 529-5 or the second paragraph of III of Article 529-6 is enforced in accordance with the rules laid d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1-1

…mentioned in Book V of Part One or a subsidiary of one of these companies. This statement is communicated each year to the municipal councillors prior to the examination of the municipal budget..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1-1

…o an overseas region, the president of the regional council manages the transferred domain. In this capacity, he shall exercise the police powers relating to this management, in particular with regard…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

An application for a European Union trade mark or a European Union trade mark may only be converted into an application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-1

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-2, of the protest lodged pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-5, of that provided for by III of Article 529-6 or th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 584

…s to the contested judgment, the third party opposition is admissible only if all these parties are called to the proceedings.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

…ollowing table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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