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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1222

…nd with the authorisation of the court seised, by one of the persons listed in articles 430 and 494-1 of the Civil Code if it can justify a legitimate interest. Their lawyers, if they have appointed o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Adoption

Article 1174

…ether it is a full adoption or a simple adoption and contains the particulars prescribed by article 1056. It also contains, where full adoption is granted pursuant to article 370-1-4 of the Civil Code…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the eligibility of feature films

Article 912-1

By way of derogation from article 211-6, works initially intended for initial screening in cinemas and which, due to the ban on admission to cinemas, are subject, until the end of the state of health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, transformation and abolition of public health establishments.

Article R6141-13

…of the future establishment. II - For the constitution of the establishment's technical committee: 1° The trade union organisations which are representative in each of the establishments concerned by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 155

…ion of this measure may also be carried out by the judge designated under the conditions of Article 155-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-6-1

…ess to the profession of commercial court clerk may be persons who meet the conditions mentioned in 1° to 6° of Article R. 742-1. The competition is held once a year. The number of places offered each…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-1-1

No distribution may be made among the cooperative members other than in proportion to the transactions handled with each of them or carried out by the cooperative in an intermediary role between these…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16-1

If the assignment of the commercial lease is accompanied by a guarantee clause by the assignor for the benefit of the lessor, the lessor shall inform the assignor of any default in payment by the less…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-1-1

…that this communication and reproduction are carried out under the conditions defined in article L. 122-2-3.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-1-1

I.-Any announcement of a price reduction shall indicate the previous price charged by the trader prior to the application of the price reduction. This previous price corresponds to the lowest price ch…

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