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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L518-3

Decrees whose implementation requires the assistance of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations are issued on the report or with the intervention of the Minister for the Economy, after consultation with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-3

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 4211-5 in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the words "after obtaining the opinion of the regional director of health and social…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-34

The decision to award aid is taken after consultation with the Commission for Aid to Fiction Innovation or the Commission for Aid to Animation Innovation, depending on the case.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-47

The decision to award a grant is taken, depending on the case, after receiving the opinion of the Fiction Innovation Grant Committee or the Animation Innovation Grant Committee.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1142

Where a case has been brought before it by application, the judge may decide, either of his own motion or at the request of a party, that the judgment shall be served by the registry by registered let…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-1

The beneficiary of the mandate, the principal or the agent who has not appeared before the Registrar shall be informed by the person appearing of the end of the execution of the mandate by registered…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-4

When the judge terminates the future protection mandate, his decision is notified to the mandatary and the mandator or beneficiary of the mandate by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-6

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, determines the conditions for application of articles L. 5427-1 to L. 5427-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article R235-1

The formal notices provided for by the first paragraph of Article L. 235-6 and by Article L. 235-7 are made by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal

Article R1225-2

In the event of dismissal, the medical certificate stating that the employee is pregnant, as provided for in article L. 1225-5, shall be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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