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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-5

On pain of inadmissibility, the summons and pleadings must, within fifteen days of service, be communicated by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the National Institute of Industrial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-5

The amount of expenditure resulting from increases and decreases in charges is established for each competence transferred by a joint order of the ministers responsible for local authorities and the b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title V: Provisions specific to the joint tribunal for rural leases.

Article 886

The court clerk's office summons the defendant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, at least fifteen days before the date set by the president of the court. The plaintiff is notified…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-4

The general conditions for the reception and training of apprentices are the subject of an opinion from the Technical Committee or any other competent body on which staff representatives sit. This bod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-40

The special meeting of holders of non-voting preference shares, when convened to give its opinion on any decision of the ordinary or extraordinary general meetings, is convened at the same time as eac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article 928-1

For the application of the first paragraph of article 511, the President of the High Court of Appeal, after consulting the Public Prosecutor, shall, during the first fortnight of December, set by orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article R41-9

On expiry of the objection period, the chief clerk shall notify the accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finance of the objections received and of the cancellation of the correspond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-140

If a meeting is unable to deliberate properly due to a lack of the required quorum, a second meeting is convened in the manner provided for in article R. 214-138. The notice and the letter convening t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-139

The period between the date of insertion of the notice of meeting, or the date of dispatch of the letters if this is later, and the date of the meeting must be at least fifteen days in the case of a f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional equality plan

Article D1143-6

The Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment may object to the professional equality plan, pursuant to Article L. 1143-3. He will issue a written and reasoned op…

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