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Showing 171180 of 62298 articles for Art. 1231-1 et 1231-5 · CA Versailles 20 April 1995 · Cass. 2e civ. 10 July 2003 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 September 2013 n° 12-24.812

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-5

The divorce agreement shall fix the apportionment of its costs between the spouses subject to the application of the provisions of Article 123 of Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 where one of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-10

…oned in article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code has been sent to the holder of the registration certificate or to the persons referred to in the last three paragraphs of Article L. 121-2 of this code, th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11-1

I.-Where the prohibition provided for in 1° of article 515-11 has been ordered, the family court judge may order a prohibition on approaching the plaintiff at less than a certain distance, which he or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 art R212-88 et R212-89

DECLARATION FORM FOR THE OCCASIONAL PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF SPORTS TEACHER BY NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OF ANOTHER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREAFIL…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-59

I.-The provisions of the Articles of Association concerning the case of free share allocations to certain categories of a company's salaried employees provided for in the third sentence of the second…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-11

For each examination session, the training organisations will set up a panel of four people from the list for the department in which the theory tests are held. Each panel may include a maximum of one…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-11

I. - When the collège de résolution implements a measure in application of the provisions of sub-section 9 of this section, of I of Article L. 613-55, of 1° of I of Article L. 613-55-4, of I of Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-5

I. - The number of employees, turnover and balance sheet total of the company issuing the securities registered in the plan, referred to in a) of 2 of Article L. 221-32-2, are assessed under the condi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-10

The protection order is issued by the judge, on application by the person in danger, assisted if necessary, or, with the latter's agreement, by the public prosecutor. Its issue is not conditional on t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-5

As soon as possible, victims undergo a personalised assessment to determine whether they need specific protection measures during the criminal proceedings. The authority interviewing the victim will c…

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