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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-16

…in the region does not approve the plan, he will notify the regional council by means of a reasoned decision, specifying the amendments to be made to the plan. The regional council has three months fr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-2

…e judge may not rule on these applications before the sixteenth day following the date on which the decision awarding the contract was sent to the economic operators who submitted an application or a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Arbitration proceedings

Article 1469

…s and subject to the guarantees that he shall determine, if necessary under penalty of a fine. This decision is not enforceable by operation of law. It may be appealed within fifteen days of service o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2444

…ation in the performance of its duties, in particular: 1° The failure to publish deeds and judicial decisions filed with the services responsible for land registration and the required registrations,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-18

…of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will send a copy of his decision to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine. He will also send the Director Gen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L924-3

…that is hearing the case. The measure ceases to have effect if the case is dismissed or acquitted. Decisions ruling on applications for release may be appealed to the Mamoudzou appeals chamber depend…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-5

The last paragraph of III of article L. 442-5 is replaced by the following four paragraphs: "The investigating judge or the court hearing the case may order the advertising to cease, either at the req…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-128

…ff the register if: 1° He is prohibited from carrying on a commercial activity by virtue of a court decision that has become final or an enforceable administrative decision; 2° He has been deceased fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Write-offs

Article R123-315

…the event of disqualification from practising any self-employed activity by virtue of a final court decision or an enforceable administrative decision. When informed of the striking off of the registe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6243-5

…asis for the prosecution, the court shall immediately refer the question to the Conseil d'Etat in a decision that is not subject to appeal. The Conseil d'Etat gives its ruling within three months. Whe…

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