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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Spouse's rights.

Article R624-12

The debtor's spouse must be heard or duly summoned before any decision authorising the sale of the community property. Where, in the course of the proceedings, the dissolution of the community existin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Statement of claims.

Article R624-11

A creditor whose rights have been recognised by a decision of another court that has become res judicata shall send a copy of that decision to the registrar of the court that opened the proceedings. T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Withdrawal of approval

Article R519-61

…olution decides to withdraw an association's authorisation, it shall notify the association of this decision by registered letter or electronic registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informal appeals

Article R7343-14

The decision of the Director General of the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi is notified to the applicant within ten days of the date of receipt of the appeal. If the Director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-5

When the director of the establishment makes his decision subject to a ban on the practitioner carrying out a lucrative private activity within a maximum radius of ten kilometres of the public health…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-14

…nefit of the procedure for dealing with overindebtedness pursuant to Article L. 712-3 by a reasoned decision that is notified to the debtor and the creditors by registered letter with acknowledgement…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal and termination

Article D551-18

The decision to end material reception conditions taken pursuant to article L. 551-16 shall be in writing, give reasons and be taken after the applicant has been given the opportunity to submit writte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-26

The parties are notified of the decisions of the industrial tribunal by the registry of the tribunal at their place of residence. Notification is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of rece…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-4

The joint decisions of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution on 1°, 2° or 3° of II of Article L. 613-20-4 or on the measures to be taken in the event of any significant issue or finding…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-7

Any decision by the Director General to authorise or refuse research and the opinion of the Steering Committee are forwarded simultaneously to the Ministers for Health and Research, who have a period…

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