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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Penalties.

Article L211-27

…o rule on the prosecution for breach of the insurance obligation shall stay its proceedings until a final ruling has been made on the dispute. The provisions of this article do not apply when the civi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-14

…animée, who shall rule without delay. He will rule on the merits of the complaints and draw up the final electoral list within the same timeframe.

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

Article D331-59

…ompany is notified of the provisional approval decision or the decision to refuse provisional approval. The provisional approval decision mentions the date of receipt of the application by the Centre…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

…service. However, when, by virtue of a specific provision, the enforcement judge rules by way of a final order, his decision is notified simultaneously to the parties and their lawyers by the registr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-11

…exploitation, the assignment of the pledge or the renunciation thereof, as well as legal claims and final judicial decisions relating to these rights, shall be registered at the request of one of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 609-1

…ation decides otherwise, to the resolution of the dispute that gave rise to its referral and, after final decision, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 207, the case file shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-13

…ommitted and the degree of participation in it by the person sought;the penalty imposed, if it is a final judgment, or the penalties laid down for the offence by the law of the issuing Member State an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee representatives on company boards of directors or supervisory boards.

Article L2421-5

…3. In the event of serious misconduct, the employer may lay off the employee immediately pending a final decision. In this case, the Board of Directors or Supervisory Board is convened without delay…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-23

…thority may be carried out. The investigation is resumed as soon as the court's decision has become final. It may also be resumed at any time with the written consent of the person who brought the cla…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1813

…on the police of public houses, has, within five years of the date on which this conviction became final, committed a new offence falling under the application of a and b, shall be considered to be i…

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