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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-9

…applicants: an indication of their surnames, forenames and domicile. Where the interested party is deceased or declared absent, the applicant must indicate the surname and forenames as well as the da…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: SCOPE

Article L110-1

Subject to European Union law and international conventions, this Code governs the entry, residence and removal of foreign nationals in France, as well as the exercise of the right of asylum. This Cod…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER III: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

Article L133-2

…pplicable safety and security standards, whether French, Community or adopted in application of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-15

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention sets : 1° The period during which leave may be taken ; 2° The order of departures during this period; 3° The dea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-19

In the absence of a convention or agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-32, the employee shall inform the employer of the date of departure on sabbatical leave that he has chosen and of the duration…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17

…is entitled to an appropriate price reduction for any period of non-conformity of the services provided under a contract, unless the organiser or retailer proves that the non-conformity is attributabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-15

The certificate designates the variety by a denomination enabling it to be identified, without confusion or equivocation, in all the States party to the International Convention for the Protection of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776-1

…ties is issued: 1° To prefects, State administrations and local authorities to whom proposals or tenders for the award of public works or contracts are referred; 2° To administrations responsible for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

For the application of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, opened for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article L121-10

…m applications and conducting personal interviews with applicants is guaranteed. L. 512-2 of this code or iii of 2 of Article 1 of the New York Convention of 28 September 1954.

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