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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 443

The public prosecutor, as an added party, has the last word. If it considers that it cannot speak immediately, it may request that its hearing be postponed to a future hearing.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Termination of legal separation

Article 306

…of legal separation is converted ipso jure into a judgment of divorce when the legal separation has lasted two years.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-14

…set up define their relationship in an agreement approved by their respective statutory bodies and lasting between ten and fifteen years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Prevention of health risk factors

Article L1528-2

…nd Futuna, the words: "a long-term condition" are replaced by the words: "chronic diseases" and the last paragraph is deleted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Examination of appeals and hearings

Article 603

…nt, beginning with the most senior councillor. The rapporteur always opines first and the president last.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: LEGAL ACTION BY CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article R622-3

…article L. 622-1, jurisdiction by reason of the amount of the claim and the rate of jurisdiction at last instance are determined, for all claims, by the highest of them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-5

…oes not have jurisdiction, it may order the conservatory or provisional measures referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 662-7.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R3331-1

…f this Title, with the exception of Article D. 3334-3-1, also apply to the persons mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 3332-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article R4425-9

…Corsican local authority is taken from the remaining 10% of the special assistance mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 1614-42.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28

…article L. 6222-11 , the minimum wage applicable during the extension is that corresponding to the last year prior to the extension.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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