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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Commercial Court.

Article 853

The parties shall, unless otherwise provided, be required to constitute a lawyer before the Commercial Court. The constitution of the lawyer entails election of domicile. The parties are exempt from t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter X: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 859

The time limit and forms for objecting to the judgment handed down by the Cour de cassation provided for in Article 589 are those defined in Articles 855 and 856.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter X: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 856

…d for in Article 576 may also be made by letter signed by the applicant for cassation and addressed to the registrar of the court that handed down the contested decision. On receipt of this letter, th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter X: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 855

The time limit for appeal provided for in the first paragraph of Article 568 is extended to one month if the applicant for judicial review resides outside the island where the court that handed down t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter X: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 857

The time limit for lodging an objection to a judgment handed down by the Cour de cassation provided for in Article 579 is extended to one month if the party lodging the opposition resides outside the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter X: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 858

The time limit provided for in Article 584 is extended to two months if the applicant for judicial review resides outside the island where the court that handed down the contested decision has its sea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-16

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the Chairman of the Board of Directors elected pursuant to Article L. 225-47 is determined in accordance wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…2° The terms and conditions of the management lease provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5124-2 ; 3° The duration and content of the appropriate practical experience which pharmacists in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

In order to grant or refuse the administrative authorisations provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution verifies that the following…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-11

…edings, the persons who had consented, in the context of a conciliation procedure having given rise to the approved agreement referred to in II of article L. 611-8, a new cash contribution to the debt…

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