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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

Within ten days of the last of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, any unregistered creditor of the transferring shareholder shall notify the registry of the commercial…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article L421-15

A foreign national who has been admitted to another Member State of the European Union in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 347

…t for referral on grounds of legitimate suspicion is granted, the case shall be referred to another formation of the court initially seised or to another court of the same nature. This decision is bin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-12

A child who has been the subject of a simple adoption by a person of French nationality may, until the age of majority, declare, under the conditions set out in the articles 26 et seq, that he or she…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 176

Any notice of opposition shall state the capacity which gives the opponent the right to lodge it. It also contains the grounds for the opposition, reproduces the text of the law on which the oppositio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Opposition

Article 492

If service of the judgment has not been made on the person of the accused, the objection must be lodged within the following time limits, which run from service of the judgment made at the domicile, b…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7

One third of the Agency's College is renewed every two years. In the event of a vacancy, the gender of the replacement is determined so as to reduce, as far as possible, the difference between the tot…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24

Interested parties, such as the person concerned, the president of the French Anti-Doping Agency, the competent international federation, the World Anti-Doping Agency and, where applicable, the nation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-1

A diploma, professional qualification or certificate of qualification guarantees the competence of its holder with regard to the safety of participants and third parties within the meaning of article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article R211-88

…nt delegating federation, after receiving the latter's opinion.The beneficiary of the approval is informed in advance of the reasons for the withdrawal of approval and given the opportunity to submit…

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