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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Publicity and policing of the hearing

Article 401

The chairman is responsible for policing the hearing and directing the proceedings.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Joint and several liability of guarantors.

Article 405

Guarantors are obliged, in the same way as the principal debtors, to pay the duties and taxes, financial penalties and other sums owed by the debtors whom they have guaranteed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

SCALE FOR ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY OF VICTIMS OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS, IATROGENIC CONDITIONS OR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 VI. - LOCOMOTOR SYSTEMFIRST PART: PREHENSI…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Harvest

Article 466

With the exception of table grapes, fresh grape harvests are subject to the obligations laid down in Articles 8 to 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and are liabl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-4

Where the child has been entrusted to a third party, parental authority continues to be exercised by the father and mother; however, the person to whom the child has been entrusted performs all the us…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 460-1

Where the person claiming to have been injured has brought a civil action in the manner provided for in Article 420-1, the President shall read out the claim as soon as the hearing has been completed.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: People with disabilities

Article A212-45

The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion examines the compatibility of the disability justifying the adjustments mentioned in article A. 212-44 with the professional exercise of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: People with disabilities

Article A212-44

For people with disabilities, the Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion may decide to adapt the entry tests, the training programme and the assessment and certification tests. This de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-47

If the subject of the divisional application filed under Article R. 612-33 or from Article R. 612-34 extends beyond the content of the description of the initial application, the applicant shall be in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-49

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (4°, 5°, 6° and 8°), the applicant is notified of the decision and the reasons for it. The not…

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