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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R433-6

…e bailiff. Notice of this is given to the person being evicted, under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of article R. 433-5. On expiry of the period provided for in the first paragraph, the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-10

Before the end of the period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 623-9, the bans prescribed in the first paragraph of the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-10

…directors, where they have expressed their wish to do so in their deeds of donation, foundation or last will and testament.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-34

…ety authority shall take a decision within two months. If the appeal is rejected, the amount of the last annual fee shall be refunded.The decision of the person in charge of the tasks falling within t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-5

Failing a challenge within fifteen days of the last notification referred to in the second paragraph of Article 1281-4, the proposed distribution becomes final. Once it has the sum to be distributed,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

…o whom the lien is opposed; 2° The following remuneration and indemnities:the remuneration, for the last six months, of employees and apprentices; the deferred salary, for the year due and for the cur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-33

…is also applicable if all the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market. The last paragraph of Article R. 225-120 also applies if all the company's shares are admitted to tradin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-1

…1211-2. If this alternate member also ceases to be a member of the committee, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 1211-2 are applied.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-10

The automatic increase in fixed fines provided for by the last paragraph of article 495-18 is recorded by the Public Prosecutor, who mentions it on the enforcement order provided for in the first para…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-12

…same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 517-1 with the exception of its last four paragraphs Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 517-4-3 with the exception of it…

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