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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VIII: Provisions specific to the courts of appeal after cassation.

Article 1037

The registrar of the referring court shall, without delay, request the registry of the court whose decision has been quashed to provide him with the case file.The registrar of the referring court shal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-8

…t of benefit claimed. The court's ruling replaces the constraint issued by Pôle emploi. The court's decision may be appealed if the amount of the claim exceeds its final jurisdiction. Where it is subj…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-28

The court shall give its decision without costs or formality within ten days from the date of referral. The decision is notified to the parties within three days by the court registry, which sends a c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Discipline.

Article R6152-76

The Disciplinary Board must reach a decision within four months of the date on which the matter was referred to it, this period being extended to six months if an additional investigation is carried o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-38

…t, at the request of the public prosecutor. Enforcement is authorised on condition that the foreign decision is final and enforceable under the law of the requesting State. Authorisation of enforcemen…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article R131-4

The judge's decision is enforceable by operation of law.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Admission

Article L552-9

Decisions on admission to a place of accommodation for asylum seekers, as well as decisions to change the place, are taken by the French Office for Immigration and Integration, after consultation with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-104

…the issuing State, by any means that leaves a written record, as well as the victim, of any refusal decision and specify the reasons for it within ten days of his decision. On this occasion, it shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment

Article R153-10

At the request of a party, an extract of the decision containing only its operative part, bearing the executory formula, may be given to him for the purposes of its compulsory enforcement. A non-confi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Initiation of a civil action and its effects

Article D32

Where, following an investigation initiated on the basis of a civil party's complaint, a decision to dismiss the case has been handed down, the person under investigation and any person referred to in…

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