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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article D547-3

…rm of a public limited company covered by article 11 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-4

…n for representation activities appear on a form attached to the pay slip, which has the same legal status as the latter and which the employer draws up and provides to the employee.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-19

The professional practice standard relating to events subsequent to the end of the financial year, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-560 Events after the end of the financial ye…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187-3

…inst an order for release that is contrary to his or her recommendations within four hours of being notified of the order must, on pain of inadmissibility, at the same time apply to the first presiden…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Dilatory defences.

Article 109

…ich the guarantor may appear, unless the guarantee claim is decided separately if the guarantor has not been called within the period set by the judge.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stay of proceedings.

Article 379

A stay of proceedings does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction. On expiry of the stay, the proceedings shall be continued on the initiative of the parties or at the instance of the judge, subject to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-15

If the appeal has not been lodged within the time limits laid down by law or relates to a judgment that is not subject to appeal, the First President of the Court of Appeal or the President of the Cri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and powers

Article L532-2

In the event of an appeal against a decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, the Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Court for the Right of Asylum) rul…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Application for suspension of the final decision on the obligation to leave French territory

Article L752-9

The president of the administrative tribunal or the magistrate he appoints for this purpose from among the members of his court or the honorary magistrates on the list mentioned in Article L. 222-2-1…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 792

The measures taken by the Pre-Trial Judge are simply mentioned in the file; notice is given to the lawyers. However, in the cases provided for in articles 787 to 790, the Pre-Trial Judge shall rule by…

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