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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: The enforcement judge

Article L121-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 3252-11 of the Labour Code, the parties may be assisted or represented before the enforcement judge in accordance with the rules applicable before the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-4

A purchaser who has recourse to a central purchasing body for the execution of works or the acquisition of supplies or services is deemed to have complied with its advertising and competitive tenderin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-4

The patent application may relate to only one invention or to a plurality of inventions linked together in such a way that they form a single general inventive concept. Any application which does not…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article L314-4

A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the conditions for application of articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-3 and in particular the methods for determining the basis of assessment and calculating the overall effe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-4

…e tried in the requesting State by a court that does not provide the fundamental guarantees of procedure and protection of the rights of the defence; 8° When the crime or misdemeanour constitutes a mi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4

…n two months. In the event that the Autorité de la concurrence issues a sanction following the procedure provided for in Articles L. 463-2, L. 463-3 and L. 463-5 of the French Commercial Code, it shal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L4022-4

…ng obligations or are not registered with their professional association;2° The conditions and procedures for determining, carrying out and counting towards the obligation to periodically certify the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Registrant's annual report

Article R2234-4

Supporting documents for the data mentioned in this section shall be sent to the purchaser at his request.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notice

Article R2331-4

For works contracts, the prior information notice indicates the essential characteristics of the contracts that the purchaser intends to award.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-4

…8 may have the unlawful clauses or contracts declared null and void and claim restitution of the undue advantages. The Minister for the Economy or the Public Prosecutor may ask the court to order the…

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