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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 6: Expiry of the summons to pay in the event of seizure

Article R321-22

This period is suspended or extended, depending on the case, by a mention in the margin of the copy of the published summons of a court decision ordering the suspension of enforcement proceedings, the…

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

Article 222-21

The amount of the direct allocation is set at 50% of the definitive distribution expenses, up to the ceiling provided for in the paragraph below and subject to the application, where applicable, of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R784-22

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 641-1 to R. 641-3n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-22

The mayor or, where applicable, the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or of the mixed syndicate, sends the decision, together with the application for classification…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Safety of healthcare establishments in the event of power system failure.

Article R6111-22

The safety of healthcare establishments in the event of a failure in the energy network is ensured under the conditions set out in sub-section 1 of section 4 of chapter II of title III of book VII of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article D6124-225

The holder of the authorisation for cross-sectional imaging equipment has access, within a timeframe compatible with the requirements of continuity and safety of care, to all the equipment needed to p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-22

Any sharing of fees between doctors is prohibited in any form whatsoever, except in the cases provided for in article R. 4127-94. The acceptance, solicitation or offer of a fee-sharing arrangement, ev…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1495

An appeal and an action for annulment shall be lodged, investigated and decided in accordance with the rules relating to procedure in contentious matters set out in Articles 900 to 930-1.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1498

Where the award is subject to provisional enforcement or where 2° of Article 1497, the First President or, as soon as the matter is referred to him, the Conseiller de la mise en état may grant exequat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1496

The time limit for exercising the appeal or the annulment appeal as well as the appeal or the annulment appeal exercised within that time limit shall suspend the enforcement of the arbitral award unle…

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