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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion.

Article 1031-2

The decision requesting the opinion is sent, together with the submissions and any written observations, by the court registry to the registry of the Cour de cassation. It is notified, as well as the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-31

The first three paragraphs of Article L. 223-26 and Articles L. 223-27 to L. 223-30 do not apply to companies with only one member. In this case, the management report, the inventory and the annual ac…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Destruction before trial of certain categories of goods.

Article 389 bis

1. In the event of the seizure of goods :-classified by law as dangerous or harmful, or the manufacture, trade or possession of which is unlawful ;-as well as goods intended for human or animal consum…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R237-8

A notice of the close of the liquidation, signed by the liquidator, is published, at the liquidator's request, in the medium authorised to receive legal announcements that has received the publicity r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article D223-1

The certificate of entry in the register issued to the owner of a till voucher includes the following information:1° Information relating to the issuer of the cash voucher:a) Identity or company name…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-29

A copy of the judgment shall be sent to the liquidator by the registry by simple letter.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 974

An appeal in cassation shall be lodged by declaration at the registry of the Court of Cassation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1383

The application form shall be delivered or sent by post to the court registry.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Appeals against decisions by the Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority

Article R331-46

The appeals provided for in Article R. 331-44 shall be lodged by a written statement in triplicate lodged against a receipt at the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal containing, on pain of nullity:…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Appeals against decisions by the Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority

Article R331-50

The First President of the Court of Appeal or his delegate shall set the time limits within which the parties to the proceedings must communicate their written observations to each other and file a co…

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