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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Absentees

Article 1066

…absence shall be brought before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the person resides or last resided. Failing this, the competent court is that of the place where the applicant lives.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-1

…oned in the third paragraph of article L. 143-2 is 5,000 members. II-The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 143-2 is 100 members for each category.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-2

In article L. 430-3, the last sentence of the first paragraph is deleted. In the third paragraph of the same article, the words: ", or the total or partial referral of a transaction falling within the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-11

…provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 229-2, must be lodged within thirty days of the last publication of the notice referred to in article R. 229-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Tariff of charges

Article R147-1

…to articles 131-6(5°) and 131-14 (2°) of the Penal Code is that which is set in accordance with the last paragraph of the preceding article.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3313-3

…get and to the administrative account to which it relates. In addition, the data resulting from the last administrative account voted on the date of the presentation of the primitive budget are includ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-2

The order referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 5125-15 sets the required number of assistant pharmacists, based on the size of the pharmacy's overall activity over the previous year, in ful…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…nd R. 1131-20-5 and subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-A.-In article R. 1131-2, the last sentence of 3° is deleted.A.- In article R. 1131-2, the last sentence of 3° is deleted. B.- In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article R1453-5

…the summary proceedings panel shall rule only on the claims set out in the operative part. In their last submissions, the parties must repeat the claims and pleas presented or relied upon in their pre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76-2

…the judicial police may carry out the operations provided for by Article 55-1.The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Article 55-1 shall apply..

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