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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Vacant or escheated estates

Article 1112 ter

…lable resources, the registration duties payable on the deeds and procedures required to obtain the decision declaring the estate vacant and to manage the estates mentioned in the Chapter V of Title I…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1239-1

…d for in article 507 of the Civil Code, an appeal against a deliberation of the family council or a decision of the guardianship judge is open to the guardian, the members of the family council and th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 844

…where it appears that liable third parties must be implicated, the court shall refer the case, by a decision not subject to appeal, to the competent civil court. "

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1212-6

…interministerial order provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1614-3, it shall give its decision within two months of the date of receipt of the draft by the Chairman of its plenary sessio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-14

…uesting the public prosecutor's written submissions, the liberty and custody judge makes a reasoned decision within three months. The order is notified to the public prosecutor and, by registered lett…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R293

…instance in alphabetical order and for each person in order of the date of the judgments, rulings, decisions or opinions. "

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

Article R2333-120-65

An appeal for review may be lodged with the commission in the event that its decision is based on false documents.The appeal must be lodged within one month of the day on which the party became aware…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-17-4

The decision to release an offender on parole may be made before the date on which the sentence served is at least equal to twice the sentence remaining to be served, provided that it specifies that t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing.

Article D3323-3

If the participation scheme is set up at the initiative of the company, the decision specifying the terms and conditions of this unilateral subjection is filed with the minutes of the consultation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions specific to the procedure for reviewing measures of complete hospitalisation without consent

Article R3211-25

…apply to the calculation of the time limits within which the court must be seised and must give its decision.

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