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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1205-1

When educational assistance proceedings have been initiated in respect of one or more children, the file shall be communicated to the court or judge by the children's judge, under the conditions defin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-10

A copy of the documents in proceedings initiated by the public prosecutor on the basis of articles 1210-4,1210-7,1210-8and 1210-9 must be communicated to the French central authority under the Hague C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-18

Where the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the number of members of the Management Board referred to in Article L. 225-58 may be increased to seven by the articles of as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-19

…mpanies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the determination of the method and amount of the remuneration of each of the members of the Management Board, provided for in Artic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-1

Applications relating to the operation of matrimonial property regimes and indivisions between persons bound by a civil solidarity pact or between cohabitees, as well as those relating to the liquidat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175-1

…ivil party may, on expiry of the period indicated to him pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 116 or the second paragraph of Article 89-1 from, respectively, the date of the indictment, the firs…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-16

Where the wearing of a mobile anti-collision device provided for in article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code is requested by either of the parties, any information relating to the family situation shall be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1246-1

The court's decision shall be notified by its registry. The file, to which a certified copy of the judgment is attached, is then returned without delay to the registry of the court of first instance.

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

Article 1424-10

…is sent to all the parties, even those who have not lodged an objection. The summons shall contain: 1° Its date; 2° An indication of the court before which the opposition is brought; 3° An indication…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deposits to be made by companies having their registered office abroad

Article R123-120-1

…ates of the European Community or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the deeds and documents may, at its request, be filed in any official language of the Community. In all cases,…

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