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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-30

If the judge considers that he has insufficient information on points that can be clarified by a visit to the premises or if it appears to him that the parties' claims differ on such points, he shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-26

The pleadings shall be signed by the parties' lawyers. Copies of documents that the parties consider should be attached thereto shall be certified as true copies of the original by the person signing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-33

In the event of an appeal, the provisions of articles R. 145-31 and R. 145-32 shall apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Renewal.

Article R145-1

A lessor who has not made known the amount of rent he is proposing under the conditions of article L. 145-11 may request a change in the lease price at a later date, by bailiff's deed, by registered l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-27

…it bases its request and a plan of the premises. It shall also attach the pleading and exhibits received from the other party.The pleadings and exhibits may be submitted in the original or in copy.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-29

The parties are required to constitute a lawyer. They and their counsel may only develop orally, at the hearing, the pleas and conclusions of their briefs.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-31

…date on which the case will be resumed and the date on which the pleadings made after the investigative measure has been carried out must be exchanged.The judge, in the presence of the parties or thos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS.

Article D214-1

The AMF shall ensure that the dossier provided for in Article L. 214-2-1 is complete. It shall send the notification file to the competent authorities of the host country in which the UCITS intends to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article D47-12

…ragraph of Article 706-56, persons authorised under the conditions set out in article 16-12 of the Civil Code without being registered on a list of forensic experts may, in order to carry out DNA iden…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I

Article D544-1

For the application of the provisions of article R. 69, an extract of decisions revoking a suspended sentence taken pursuant to article 735 shall be sent to the criminal records office by the public p…

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