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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.

Article 228

Witnesses shall be summoned by the court clerk at least eight days before the date of the enquiry.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of witnesses.

Article 224

If the parties are unable to indicate from the outset the persons to be heard, the judge may nevertheless authorise them either to attend the enquiry without further formality with the witnesses they…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of witnesses.

Article 223

It is incumbent on the party requesting an enquiry to state the surnames, first names and residences of the persons whose evidence it seeks. The same burden is incumbent on the opposing parties reques…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multiannual regional plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1434-26

…ives and management concluded between the competent State authority and the national funds referred to in articles L. 227-1 and L. 611-7 of the Social Security Code and article L. 723-12 of the Rural…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-26

The application for authorisation referred to in article R. 5122-2 sent by electronic means is drawn up on a site accessible online, via the Internet network, offering the functionalities necessary fo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-26

Consumer associations holding the approval provided for in Article L. 811-1 of the Consumer Code are not required to provide proof of the approval provided for in Article R. 331-25 in order to refer a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines resulting in the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-26

Contraventions subject to the fixed fine procedure that are likely to lead to a reduction in driving licence points are recorded in a book made up of white sheets, with an orange box on the front page…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article R775-26

Article R. 544-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2019-1235 of 27 November 2019.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article R623-26

…not the breeder, the latter's name must be mentioned on the plant variety certificate. In addition to the denomination of the variety and its botanical description, the certificate shall in particula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-26

In the case provided for in article R. 5127-18, the public prosecutor notifies the interested party that the single sample is to be submitted for expert examination and informs him that he has three c…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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