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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-18

The court clerk's office carries out publicity measures to allow creditors who have not been notified to lodge third-party objections to the judgment pronouncing a personal recovery without judicial l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1825 G

Customs officers are competent to investigate, record and prosecute offences relating to indirect taxes, duties, taxes, fees and charges subject to the same rules. This article does not apply to infri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article D145-18

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-18

The public prosecutor is informed of the date of the hearing and files his submissions at least fifteen days before that date.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R57-18

For the holding of the adversarial hearing provided for in the second paragraph of Article 723-13, the person's lawyer shall be summoned without delay and by any means.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-18

In the event of the case being dropped or in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article D. 45-17, a specific form is sent to the person to enable them to be reimbursed for their deposit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: End of mandate

Article D1442-18

An industrial tribunal member who, during his term of office, becomes an employer while sitting as an employee, or becomes an employee while sitting as an employer, must declare this to the public pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entry on the list

Article R2122-18

The electoral list is drawn up for each region by the Minister of Labour.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-18

The authorisation is issued for a period of three years and may be renewed for an identical period on application by the authorisation holder to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R2123-18

The organisation providing the training course or session must issue the employee with a certificate attesting to its actual attendance. This certificate shall be given to the employer if he requests…

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