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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 86

The court shall refer the case to the court which it considers to have jurisdiction. This decision shall be binding on the parties and on the referring court.Where the referral is made to the court wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 88

Where the court is a court of appeal in relation to the court which it considers to have jurisdiction, it may raise the merits of the case if it considers that it would be in the interests of justice…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 84

…ifteen days from notification of the judgment. The court clerk's office will send this notification to the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It also notifies the judgment t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 87

…s of the judgment by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.This judgment is not subject to opposition.The time limit for appealing to the Supreme Court runs from the date of notification.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 89

When it decides to evoke the case, the court invites the parties, if necessary by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to constitute a lawyer within a time limit that it shall set, if th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L221-1

For the conduct of guided tours in French museums and historic monuments, natural or legal persons carrying out the operations mentioned in I of article L. 211-1 , including on an ancillary basis, may…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules applicable to certain defence or security contracts according to their purpose

Article L2372-1

The provisions of articles L. 2172-2 and L. 2172-3 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-1

…h at least fifty employees, including the companies and public establishments mentioned in articles L. 2211-1 and L. 2233-1 employing at least fifty employees, as well as companies belonging to a grou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-10

…hters and volunteers on firefighter civic service are hired and managed by the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.As an exception to the first paragraph, volunteer firefighter officer…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-13

…e been convicted by a final judgment of one of the offences provided for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 or 413-10 to 413-12 of the French Criminal Code, Articles L. 2339-2 to L. 2339-4, L. 2339-…

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