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

Article R331-53

The decisions of the Paris Court of Appeal or its first president are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings.They are bro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings.

Article 854

The legal action shall be brought by summons or by delivery to the registry of a joint petition.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2447

The departments responsible for land registration will be required to keep a register in which they will enter, day by day, and in numerical order, the delivery to them of deeds, court rulings, slips…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Institution of proceedings by application

Article 756

In cases where the application may be made by petition, the earliest party shall refer the matter to the court by delivering the petition to the registry. This application may be delivered or addresse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Actions against the Office.

Article R3122-14

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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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 453

The date of the judgment is the date on which it is pronounced, in a hearing or by being made available at the registry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-2

The application form for a European order for payment is delivered or sent by post to the court registry.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-15

The request for the enforcement order shall be made to the court registry either by application or by letter.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 930-1

If a document cannot be sent electronically for reasons beyond the control of the person sending it, it shall be drawn up on paper and delivered to the court registry or sent to it by registered lette…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for attachment of the remuneration of public officials

Article R212-6

Every month, the public accountant shall pay into the "Caisse des dépôts et consignations" account of the registrar of the judicial court or, where applicable, the registrar of one of its local chambe…

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