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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-12

…orary dispensation from certain of its obligations, as well as an application for the order to be revoked or for new measures to be ordered, shall be made, investigated and judged under the same condi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-5

The applicant who requests, pursuant to the 6° of article 515-11 of the Civil Code, authorisation to conceal his domicile or residence is exempt from indicating the address in his document instituting…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 45

…cations that are the responsibility of the clerk of a court shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Articles 665 and 670 of the Code of Civil Procedure.When they are made by post, they are…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 46

The amount of the emoluments and fees allocated to the bailiffs and postulant lawyers is indicated in the order for payment.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 43

…ls in non-contentious matters. The same applies to appeals under article 699 of the local code of civil procedure, article 17 (paragraph 2) of the law of 30 June 1878 relating to indemnities granted t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 44

Articles 21 and 22 of this annex are applicable to Title V of the law of 1 June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, and relating to forced…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 824

For the application of Article 191, the investigating chamber of the Nouméa court of appeal and that of the Papeete court of appeal are composed of a chamber president or councillor and two judges fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 816

The obligation for the civil party to declare an address to the investigating judge provided for by Article 89 means, for the overseas territories and New Caledonia, an address located in the territor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 815

For the application of article 88, legal aid must be understood to mean the legal aid or assistance scheme applicable locally.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 818

The obligation for the person under investigation to declare an address to the investigating judge provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article 116 means an address situated in the territory where t…

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