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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-3

…and L. 1225-2, the employer must provide the court with all the information required to justify its decision. If there is any doubt, the pregnant employee will benefit from it.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Termination of proceedings

Article 807-3

…for appeal against the partial judgment or, where an appeal has been lodged, before delivery of the decision ruling on this appeal.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1846-2

…the appointment of the managing partners or in the termination of their office, provided that these decisions have been regularly published.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-21

…emain enforceable; the prosecution or investigation acts and formalities that took place before the decision to relinquish jurisdiction or competence became final need not be renewed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2353-3

…ny subsidiary or any establishment situated in another Member State, or exceeding the powers of the decision-making bodies in a single Member State.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 232-29

…f the project, the work and investments must not have been started or the training begun before the decision to award the aid is taken.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-16

…orité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique shall be notified of enforceable decisions involving a penalty of suspension of access to an online communication service issued purs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-3

The Assembly of Corsica sits at the capital of the territorial collectivity of Corsica. However, by decision of its standing committee, it may meet in any other place in Corsica. It meets as of right…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1104

…ent declared unenforceable against them by lodging third-party proceedings against the homologation decision within one year of completion of the formalities mentioned in article 262 of the Civil Code…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1237

The judge's decision authorising, in accordance with the provisions of article 457 of the Civil Code, the family council to meet and deliberate without its presence is a measure of judicial administra…

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