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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-21

Decisions that exceed the powers of the managing partners are taken by the members at a general meeting. The general meeting is convened at least once a year. It is also convened at the request of at…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-3

…ealing with overindebtedness provided for in Article L. 761-1 is pronounced by the commission, by a decision subject to appeal, or by the protection litigation judge on the occasion of appeals lodged…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-10

…interrupting forfeiture. He may always, as a precautionary measure, accept gifts and legacies. The decision of the departmental council , which then takes place pursuant to article L. 3213-6, takes e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Procedures relating to first names

Article 1055-3

…Code obey the rules of ordinary written procedure applicable before the judicial court.However, the decision is enforceable on a provisional basis only if it so orders.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1375

…he division. In the event of homologation, it orders, if necessary, the drawing of lots by the same decision, either before the assigned judge or before the assigned notary.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Breaches concerning young people under the age of eighteen

Article L4753-1

Failure to comply with the decisions taken by the labour inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8112-1 pursuant to article L. 4733-2 or article L. 4733-3 is punishable by a fine of up to 10,000 eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-6

…édicament et des produits de santé, the Agence de la biomédecine and the regional health agency any decisions to accredit, suspend or withdraw the accreditation of medical biology laboratories.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-24

…to 706-14 shall be paid by the guarantee fund within one month of notification of the commission's decision or approval of the statement of agreement; notice of payment shall be given without delay t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-3

…he shall set by order, the election propaganda documents that have been the subject of a validation decision under the conditions provided for in Article R. 2122-48-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-31

…g on the application for challenge shall be notified by the registrar to the debtor. A copy of this decision shall also be delivered or sent to the conciliator.

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