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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1440-1

In the event of refusal or silence maintained for two months from the date of the request, the president of the judicial court or, if the refusal emanates from a registrar, the president of the court…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-2

…t contract may only be terminated once the labour inspector has established that the termination is not related to the performance of the occupational physician's duties and does not constitute a disc…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-15

…bservations. The Chairman will make a decision within one month of the request by means of an order notified to the Public Prosecutor. This shall be done as stated in Article R. 50-22.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors.

Article D511-8

The statutory auditors referred to in Article L. 511-38 are appointed by the body of these undertakings responsible for approving the accounts. They are appointed for six financial years. Their term o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Candidatures of employee trade union organisations

Article R2122-40

…its decision without charge or formality within ten days from the date of referral. The parties are notified of the decision within three days by the court registry, which sends a copy within the same…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D542

When the sentence enforcement court rules on an application for conditional release pursuant to the provisions of Article 730, it may make the application conditional on a measure of semi-liberty, wor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-5

The four-month period allowed for the National Commission to give its decision begins on receipt of the new application by its secretariat. The National Commission forwards the new application to the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-9

…In the case of the sale of an original graphic or plastic work at public auction, the art market professional responsible for the payment of droit de suite is, as the case may be, the voluntary sal…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-22

The application for professional integration assistance sets out the terms and conditions for professional guidance and support for the unemployed person and provides for the professional training and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-17

…entioned in 9° of Article L. 6332-6 for skills operators are made up of :1° The costs of supporting professional branches in developing work-linked training and the costs of implementing the framework…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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