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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234-2

The members of the family council are required to attend the meeting in person. Those who, without a legitimate excuse, fail to attend may have their tutelary office withdrawn by application of the pr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258-2

The court clerk shall also check, in the light of the documents produced, that: 1° The principal and the agent were of full age or emancipated minors on the date the mandate was drawn up; 2° The proce…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-2

The judge may suspend the effects of the future protection mandate in the decision to open a judicial safeguard measure or, if the existence of the mandate is brought to his attention after this openi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and representativeness of the association

Article R513-23

…the association is also recognised as representative under III of Article L. 541-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article R. 519-54 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The total number of prof…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and representativeness of the association

Article R513-22

…the tasks of a professional trade union within the meaning of Book I of Part Two of the Labour Code and is not representative in this respect, whatever form it takes, whether federal or integrated.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and representativeness of the association

Article R513-21

The association referred to in I of Article L. 513-3 is a not-for-profit association with its registered office in France.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Definition of categories and sub-categories.

Article A344-2

…kings subject to State supervision by virtue of Article L. 310-1 or 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 and by the supplementary occupational pension funds referred to in Article L. 381-1 are divided into…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the following days commemorating the abolition of slavery are public holidays: 1° 27 April in Mayotte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Requests for checks, measurements and analyses.

Article L4722-2

The checks, measurements and analyses provided for in Article L. 4722-1 are carried out by bodies or persons designated under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-2

In the cases provided for in Article L. 5123-1, the following may be granted by means of agreements between the State and professional or inter-professional bodies, trade union organisations or compan…

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