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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-31

…cate are carried out by persons or bodies approved under the conditions defined in articles R. 3115-38 to R. 3115-41. II. - Health inspection certificates or health inspection exemption certificates a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-39

The provisions of article L. 225-38 do not apply to agreements relating to ordinary transactions entered into under normal conditions or to agreements entered into between two companies, one of which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-2

…e offences defined in article L. 1115-1 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties set out in 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 9° of article 131-39 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-4

…he offence defined in article L. 1128-3 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39 of the same code.The prohibitio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-7

…nline service mentioned in I of article L. 5151-6. II - The right to object provided for in article 38 of the same law does not apply to the personal activity account information system. III - The rig…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 38

…on the original claim, the court shall hear the counterclaim regardless of the amount of the damages..

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

Article 380

…ter to the first president, who shall rule in accordance with the accelerated procedure on the merits. The summons must be issued within one month of the decision. If he grants the application, the fi…

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

Article 389

The lapse of time does not extinguish the action; it merely extinguishes the proceedings without any of the acts of the lapsed proceedings ever being set up against or relied upon.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Termination of proceedings.

Article 384

Except in cases where this effect results from the judgment, proceedings are extinguished incidentally to the action by the effect of a settlement, acquiescence, discontinuance of the action or, in no…

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

Article 388

…The judge may establish it of his own motion after inviting the parties to present their observations.

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