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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Updating data

Article R8295-3

The employer or, where applicable, the user undertaking of a temporary employee on secondment shall inform the union of funds mentioned in article R. 8291-2 within twenty-four hours of any change rela…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-1

Where there are serious indications, based where applicable on the civil registrar's hearing of the person who acknowledged the child, that the acknowledgement is fraudulent, the civil registrar shall…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-3

Persons who enter into a civil solidarity pact make a joint declaration thereof before the civil registrar of the commune in which they fix their common residence or, in the event of serious impedimen…

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

Article R234-3

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-32

The provisional approval decision is notified to the video game creation company or, in the event of joint creation, to the video game creation companies. This decision mentions the date of receipt of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 757-3

By way of derogation from article 757-2, in the event of the predecease of the father and mother, the property which the deceased had received from his ascendants by succession or gift and which is in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2351-3

The arrangements for employee involvement in the European Company shall cover information, consultation and, where appropriate, participation. They shall be determined by agreement between the managem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article R623-33

The substitution entails the transfer of the mandate given by the consumers to the substituted association.The defaulting association shall hand over the documents as well as the funds held, where app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article R531-35

When, in the cases and under the conditions set out in article L. 531-41, the interested party intends to submit a request for reconsideration, he or she must make a new application for registration w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-3

The judge may issue a European order for payment for part of the claim, after the claimant has accepted the judge's proposal to that effect. In that case, the claimant can no longer take legal action…

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