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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Administrative procedure

Article R3132-14

A hierarchical appeal against the decision of the Labour Inspector is lodged with the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment. It must be lodged within one mont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables

Article R753-11

I. - The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables

Article R752-10

I. - The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4126-16

Articles R. 611-2 to R. 611-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the communication of pleadings and exhibits, the first paragraph of article R. 611-7 relating to the grounds raised ex o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-17

Articles R. 611-2 to R. 611-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the communication of pleadings and exhibits, the first paragraph of article R. 611-7 relating to the grounds raised ex o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3381-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands to concession contracts concluded by the State or its public esta…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-10

The delivery or apprehension shall be recorded in accordance with the provisions of article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-152

The registrars shall comply with the requests provided for in Article R. 123-150 by the issue either of a complete copy of the entries made in the register concerning the same person or of one or more…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-150

The registrars are obliged and solely empowered to issue to any person who so requests certificates, copies or extracts of entries entered in the register and deeds filed in the annex, except in respe…

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