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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 139

…t is made without form. The judge, if he considers this request to be well-founded, shall order the delivery or production of the deed or document, in original, copy or extract as the case may be, und…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 669

…ch of a notification made by post is the date shown on the stamp of the issuing office. The date of delivery is the date of the receipt or the endorsement. The date of receipt of a notification made b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-46-1

…remises, he must inform the tenant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by hand delivery against receipt or acknowledgement of receipt. To be valid, this notification must indicate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-20

…address indicated by the member. In the absence of the member's agreement, the company uses postal delivery to satisfy the formalities provided for in articles R. 223-18 to R. 223-20, R. 223-20-2 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-1

…working conditions in such a way as to infringe his or her rights and dignity, to impair his or her physical or mental health or to compromise his or her professional future.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article R141-6

Physical or legal persons who have applied for or obtained their registration on the list shall inform the public prosecutor without delay of any change in their situation with regard to the condition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation.

Article D4626-5

…he total amount of expenditure is divided between the establishments concerned in proportion to the physical headcount of all the staff employed by each of them at 31 December of the last calendar yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-3

The offences referred to in articles L. 4163-3 and L. 4163-4 are applicable to speech and language therapists and orthoptists and are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-5

Opening or operating an establishment defined in Article L. 5142-1, without the authorisation required pursuant to Articles 88 and 99 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or without this havi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-27

…ations that clearly do not fall within the remit of the commission;3° Find that there is no need to rule on an application;4° Reject applications that are clearly inadmissible;5° Reject applications t…

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