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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeal procedures

Article 1492

An action for annulment is only available if: 1° The arbitral tribunal has wrongly declared itself competent or incompetent; or 2° The arbitral tribunal has been improperly constituted; or 3° The arbi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

In the event of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142

Where the person under investigation is ordered to provide security or sureties, such security or sureties shall guarantee:1° The representation of the person under investigation, the accused or the d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Domestic arbitration.

Article 1449

The existence of an arbitration agreement shall not prevent a party, as long as the arbitral tribunal has not been constituted, from bringing an action before a State court for the purpose of obtainin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-35-2

The warrant to bring in a person issued in an emergency by the public prosecutor pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 712-17 may be sent by any means to the police service or gendarmerie unit re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1468

I. - The base for the business property tax is reduced:1° For agricultural cooperatives and unions of cooperatives and agricultural collective interest companies, by half;This reduction does not apply…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Domestic arbitration.

Article 1456

The arbitral tribunal is constituted when the arbitrator or arbitrators have accepted the assignment entrusted to them. On that date, the dispute is referred to it. It is the arbitrator's responsibili…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-3

The minimum number of hours of theoretical instruction required to obtain the diploma is:70 hours for the diploma enabling the holder to work as a master of ceremonies;140 hours for the diploma enabli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 4: "paediatric haematology intensive care".

Article D6124-34-2

The non-medical team of a paediatric haematology intensive care unit includes at least :1° One state-qualified nurse per four open beds. The team includes at least one state-qualified nursery nurse fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 4: "paediatric haematology intensive care".

Article D6124-34-1

The medical team of a paediatric haematology intensive care unit comprises : 1° doctors specialising in paediatrics ; 2° doctors specialising in haematology ; 3° where necessary, specialist doctors re…

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