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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-34-1

…prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the European Banking Authority at least once a year of the decisions of the supervisory board taken pursuant to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of I of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…ee no. 92-339 of 30 March 1992 .-moniteurs et allocataires-moniteurs normaliens régis par le décret n° 89-794 du 30 octobre 1989 modifié.-moniteurs en pharmacie régis par le décret n° 92-1229 du 19 no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c) Issuing copies to third parties

Article R166

In criminal matters, copies may be issued to third parties, without prior authorisation: 1° Decisions of the Court of Cassation; 2° Decisions of courts of first or second instance, when they are final…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Appeal procedures

Article R2333-120-66

Where a decision of the Commission is vitiated by a material error likely to have had an influence on the judgment of the case, the interested party may appeal to the Commission for rectification.This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article R5522-13

When a training course is provided for in the decision awarding the employability assistance or in a subsequent amending decision, it may be the subject of State assistance provided that it lasts at l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-12

…eady before the Conseil constitutionnel. If no referral is made for this reason, it shall defer its decision until the Constitutional Council's decision has been made.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5a: On the transmission and enforcement of freezing orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 695-9-30-2

It shall be carried out under the conditions laid down in articles 695-9-22 and 695-9-24 of this Code for the application of Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article D312-8-1

In the absence of an explicit decision taken within two months, the administrative appeal lodged with the authorities mentioned in articles D. 312-3 and D. 312-7 is deemed to have been rejected on the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Presumption of absence

Article 1065

Where the decision has been handed down by the guardianship judge, the transmission is made by the clerk of the judicial court within fifteen days of the expiry of the time limits for appeal.Where the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-33

…eady before the Conseil constitutionnel. If no referral is made for this reason, it shall defer its decision until the Constitutional Council's decision has been made.

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