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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1015-2

…nvites a person to submit general observations on the points it determines pursuant to article L. 431-3-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the latter may make written observations, which are then…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-21

By way of derogation from Article 1136-12, failing which the family affairs judge, seised under article 1136-20, to have ruled within ten days on the application to modify the protection order relatin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-2

…dicial measure of assistance with the management of the family budget provided for in Article 375-9-1 of the Civil Code lies with the children's judge of the place of residence of the recipient or ben…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3143-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3141-1 to L. 3141-33 and L. 3164-9 relating to paid leave, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is punishable by a fifth-c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-22-1

For the application of III of article L. 228-12, the Board of Directors or the Management Board, or by delegation one of the persons mentioned in article L. 225-129-4, shall draw up a buyback notice w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-2

The declaration provided for in Article L. 513-10-2 shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It shall indicate 1° Th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers of approved federations

Article R131-13

Federations approved pursuant to Article L. 131-8 may award the following titles: 1° "Champion national de" or "Champion fédéral de" followed by the name of the federation and that of the discipline;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-14

Any person shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000 if he or she: 1. Preventing a shareholder from attending a meeting ; 2. Participating in a vote at a meeting by falsely repre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Trade union brands.

Article L2134-1

…tions may register their trademarks or labels by completing the formalities set out in articles L. 712-1 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. They may then claim exclusive ownership under…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Bodily injury.

Article L126-1

…s, whatever their nationality, shall be compensated under the conditions set out in articles L. 422-1 to L. 422-3.Compensation may be refused or its amount reduced on the grounds of the victim's fault…

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