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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-3

…ffice shall notify by simple letter a copy of the order to the person in charge of the distribution and, if consignment has been ordered, to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. The person in charg…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1262-3

…d parties may only obtain copies of decisions made with the authorisation of the guardianship judge and if they can justify a legitimate interest.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-3

When the conventional phase has made it possible to bring the case to trial and to reach a partial agreement on the substance of the dispute, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by a lawy…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-3-1

Decisions by the official receiver to admit or reject claims or to decline jurisdiction are recorded on a statement that is filed at the court registry. Any interested person, with the exception of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment and conditions of practice.

Article L4623-3-1

…heir duties in the workplace. The employer or the director of the inter-company occupational health and prevention service shall take all measures to enable the occupational physician to comply with t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L6211-3-1

…minor by staff from the structures mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 6211-3. Notwithstanding article 371-1 of the Civil Code , the staff mentioned in the first paragraph of this article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-3-1

…ion must comply with indicative values for chemical parameters, enabling its quality to be assessed and the presence of these parameters to be managed, set by order of the Minister for Health.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Branch agreements and professional agreements

Article R2232-1-3

…alculated, for each calendar month, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-37-1

The thresholds mentioned in Article L. 814-15 are set:1° At 250 employees employed by the debtor on the date of the application to open proceedings, this number being determined in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours and rest periods

Article R7124-30-1

In the entertainment sector, night work by children under the age of 16 may only be authorised up to midnight.

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