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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article 366-7

…udge for the set day. On pain of inadmissibility of the application, a copy of the application, the decision of the first president and the supporting documents shall be attached to the summons. A cop…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Opposition.

Article 575

…t, on pain of inadmissibility, be declared at the clerk's office of the court which handed down the decision by the lawyer constituted by the defaulting party, within one month of the date on which it…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance system

Article L385-5

…nvironmental, social and governance factors related to the investment assets when making investment decisions.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L134-5

…of municipalities wishing to join together to promote tourism may set up a tourist office by joint decision of their deliberative bodies.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R334-2

…pproved distribution proposal or the enforceable minutes of agreement or an enforceable copy of the decision approving the distribution statement.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XIX: The court registry

Article 726

…e of the case, if applicable the chamber to which it is distributed, and the nature and date of the decision.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2353-1

…Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiating body has not taken the decision referred to in Article L. 2352-13.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Fixed-date proceedings.

Article 918

…e of the danger, contain submissions on the merits and refer to supporting documents. A copy of the decision or a copy certified by the lawyer must be attached. Copies of the application and exhibits…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-2

The President of the Departmental Council may delegate all or part of the decision to award the work integration aid referred to in article L. 5134-19-1 to the institution referred to in article L. 53…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-1

Failure to comply with the rules of good practice defined in the decisions or orders issued in application of article L. 5121-5, failure to comply with which is likely to result in a serious risk to p…

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