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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings.

Article 856

The summons must be issued at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings.

Article 858

In urgent cases, the time limits for appearance and delivery of the summons may be reduced by authorisation of the president of the court. In maritime and aviation matters, the summons may be given, e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings.

Article 857

The matter is referred to the court, at the request of either party, by delivering a copy of the summons to the court registry. This remittance must take place no later than eight days before the date…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings.

Article 855

In addition to the information prescribed by articles 54 and 56, the surname, first names and address of the person with whom the claimant elects domicile in France if he or she resides abroad. The do…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-19

A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "family member of a beneficiary of stateless status", identical to the card provided for in article L. 424-18, issued to a foreign national who has ob…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-17-1

The provisions of this sub-section apply in the absence of legal, contractual or customary provisions providing for a longer period of notice. They also apply to the termination of a permanent employm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-11

I.-For the purposes of their registration in the register referred to in I of Article L. 546-1, the banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in Article L. 519-1 and their agents shall j…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Permanence of care

Article L6314-1

The public service mission of permanence of care is carried out, in collaboration with health establishments, by the doctors mentioned inarticle L. 162-5 of the Social Security Code, as part of their…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Change in the situation of economic operators with regard to the grounds for exclusion

Article L2141-12

Where, during the course of the procedure for the award of a contract, an economic operator is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in sections 1 and 2, it shall inform the purchaser of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that do not have the nature of sub-contracts

Article L2393-15

The conditions for acceptance by the purchaser of subcontractors who are not subcontractors shall be defined by regulation.

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