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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders.

Article 896

…the matter, the president of the court hearing an application for interim relief may refer the case to a hearing, the date of which he shall set, in order to rule on the merits of the case. He ensures…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 880

The tribunal paritaire de baux ruraux with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the property is located.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 881

…has two divisions, the case shall be brought before the division having jurisdiction having regard to the nature of the contract binding the parties. However, if one section of the tribunal cannot be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 883

…being assisted or represented. However, at the preliminary conciliation attempt, they are required to appear in person, unless they are represented for a legitimate reason.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 887

…ore the court, of which a record shall be drawn up. The court may delegate the conciliation mission to a court conciliator appointed for this purpose. If one of the parties does not appear, his absenc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders.

Article 894

…limits, and even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe in summary proceedings any conservatory or restoration measures that are necessary, either to prevent imminent damage or to put an end…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

I.-The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-10

…e spouse, descendants or ascendants or collaterals or relatives of the persons mentioned in Article L. 654-1, to misappropriate, divert or conceal assets belonging to a debtor subject to receivership…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-10

…t undertaking in the Community-scale group of undertakings shall initiate the negotiations referred to in Article L. 2342-1 on his own initiative or at the written request of at least one hundred empl…

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