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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-5

…nullity is extinguished when the cause of nullity has ceased to exist on the day on which the court rules on the merits at first instance, unless the nullity is based on the unlawfulness of the object…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-8-1

Decisions taken by the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority pursuant to Article L. 463-4 to refuse protection of business secrecy or to lift the protection granted may be the subject of an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-12

Where the compensated victims are the direct or indirect contractors of the joint and several debtors, the amount of the contribution of the natural or legal person mentioned in article L. 481-1 which…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article L721-3

…ticle 226-13 of the Criminal Code.These provisions do not, however, preclude the application of the rules set out in Articles L. 751-1 to L. 752-3, within the limits set out in these articles.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 15: Minced meat and meat products

Article R412-31

…53/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, as amended.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ib: Affixing of marks

Article 1649 bis B

…rect taxation, in Book II of this Code. Decrees in the Council of State shall lay down the detailed rules for the application of this article.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Inadmissibility decisions

Article R531-31

For the application of 2° of Article L. 531-32, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall refer the matter to the competent Prefect, providing all the information re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1014

After the pleadings have been lodged, this panel shall decide that there is no need to give a ruling in a specially reasoned decision where the appeal is inadmissible or where it is manifestly not suc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment of ancillary measures

Article 1084

Where, after the divorce has become final, there is a need to rule on the exercise of parental authority, maintenance or the contribution to the maintenance and education of the child, the application…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1406

…tent judge shall be that of the place where the debtor or one of the debtors being sued resides.The rules prescribed in the preceding paragraphs are of public policy. Any clause to the contrary is dee…

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