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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

Where proceedings have been commenced under a provisionally enforceable court order, the compulsory sale may only take place after the final order has become res judicata. However, during the oppositi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-11

Candidates or tenderers may send the purchaser a backup copy of the documents transmitted electronically in accordance with the conditions laid down by an order of the Minister for the Economy appende…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-10

An applicant who has not complied with the time limits mentioned in Article L. 712-2, and who provides evidence of an impediment that is not attributable to his will, fault or negligence, may, under c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article L632-4

When the application for repeal is submitted after five years have elapsed since the expulsion decision was actually enforced, it may only be rejected after an opinion has been given by the committee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Rural policing

Article L2213-20

The mayor may, with the assent of the town council and after consulting the presidents of the wine-growing groups existing in the commune, set the date from which the harvesting of table grapes and gr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 823

Maintenance in undivided ownership may not be prescribed for a period of more than five years. It may be renewed, in the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article 822, until the youngest of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-48

Minors who are victims of one of the offences mentioned in Article 706-47 may be the subject of a medical-psychological assessment designed to assess the nature and extent of the harm suffered and to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-46

A public combat sports event governed by this section is any fight or demonstration open or broadcast to the public in disciplines where the fight or demonstration may end, in particular or exclusivel…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-44

The authority that issued the approval may, at any time, verify or have verified compliance with the conditions under which the approval was granted.Approval may be withdrawn or suspended for a maximu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-7

The total amount of economic, social and environmental training leave and trade union training leave taken per year by an employee may not exceed twelve days. It may not exceed eighteen days for cours…

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