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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article R138-1

The objection referred to in article L. 138-4 shall be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other means that provides proof of the date of receipt and the identity o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R305

…onal criminal record department, by letter, telegram, fax or teletransmission, indicating the civil status of the person whose bulletin is requested, the status of the requesting authority and the rea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-2

In Mayotte, when the beneficiary is married under the local law civil status regime, as it existed prior to Order no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010 on provisions relating to the local law civil status appli…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-1

High level sportsperson status is obtained by inclusion on the list of high level sportspersons drawn up by the Minister for Sport on the recommendation of the relevant delegated federation, after con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Circulation of the Pacific franc

Article L721-5

…esia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands is carried out by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer, whose status is set out in article L. 721-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Private health establishments

Article L6417-2

…e first paragraph of Article L. 6161-1 reads as follows: "In private establishments, whatever their status, employees are represented on the boards of directors or supervisory boards or on the bodies…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Officials and agents entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article D15

The provisions of the last paragraph of Article 28 providing for the oath not to be renewed in the event of a change of posting are applicable to all persons carrying out judicial police duties, regar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-3

…l alive, that in the event of the death of the parent exercising parental authority, the child will not be entrusted to the surviving parent. In this case, the court may designate the person to whom t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article R1453-5

Where all the parties appearing make their claims in writing and are assisted or represented by a lawyer, they are required, in their pleadings, to expressly state the claims and the pleas in fact and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-16

…e liquidation of the astreinte.He shall rule as a last resort when the amount of the astreinte does not exceed the rate of jurisdiction as a last resort of the commercial court.The amount of the penal…

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