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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 267

…the judge shall rule on their applications to remain in joint ownership, for preferential allotment and for an advance on a share of the community or undivided property. He shall rule on applications…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-14-2

…in the jurisdiction of a criminal court having, pursuant to the provisions of this Code, concurrent and specialised territorial jurisdiction extending over the jurisdiction of several judicial courts…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24-2

The acts taken in application of 16° of I of article L. 232-5 may be appealed against by the parties referred to in article L. 232-24 before the Court of Arbitration for Sport alone as part of the app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D32-2-2

…cording of questioning of persons under criminal investigation, an original recording shall be made and placed under sealed conditions. A copy of this recording is placed in the file. This copy may be…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

…st, authorise service providers responsible for labelling contracts open to individual subscription and settlements eligible for a contribution from local authorities and their public establishments p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2-1

…upplied with water intended for human consumption by abstraction works owned by private individuals and not covered by a public service delegation, the State representative in the department may, at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-13

Article L. 1142-24-3 shall apply to compensation for the losses governed by this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-2-2

…ric care pursuant to Chapters II or III of this Title, he/she is subject to a period of observation and initial care in the form of full hospitalisation. Within twenty-four hours of admission, a docto…

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In force

Article Annexe 2-2

TABLE 1Appended to articles R. 225-81, R. 225-83 and R. 225-102Financial results of the company over the last five financial years NATURE OF INDICATIONS20..20..20..20..20..I. - Financial position at y…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-2-2

…en it appears to the statutory auditor that the urgency requires the adoption of immediate measures and the manager refuses to do so or indicates that he is considering measures that the statutory aud…

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