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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 254

The judge shall, at the outset of the proceedings, unless the parties or the sole constituted party waive this, hold a hearing at the end of which he shall take the necessary measures to ensure the ex…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 256

Provisional measures relating to children shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter I of Title IX of this Book.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article A311-1

The threshold mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 311-5 is 50 billion euros for the persons mentioned in Article L. 311-1 and not subject to group supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Publication

Article R2131-20

Publication at national level may not take place before publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. They may nevertheless take place, in any event, when the purchaser has not been notif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

If, in application of a legal provision, an employee's working hours are counted on an annual basis, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may provide that leave…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-21

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention sets the period during which the continuous portion of at least twelve working days is allocated and the rules f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessors

Article 249

The assessors are chosen either from among the councillors of the court of appeal, or from among the presidents, vice-presidents, or judges within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal.The first pre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessors

Article 251

If the assessors are prevented from attending before the opening of the session, they are replaced by order of the first president. If the assessors are prevented from attending during the session, th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessors

Article 250

The assessors are appointed by order of the First President.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessors

Article 248

There are two assessors. However, they may be joined by one or more additional assessors if the duration or importance of the session makes this necessary. The additional assessors sit at the hearings…

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