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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Public auctions of municipal property

Article L2544-17

For public auction sales, the mayor is assisted by two municipal councillors and notifies the municipal collector. The mayor may even order that the municipal collector be present.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-9-1

The election of the members of the Standing Committee may be contested under the conditions, in the forms and within the time limits prescribed for contesting the election of councillors to the Assemb…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The judge hearing the case.

Article 871

The judge hearing the case may also, if the parties do not object, hold the hearing alone to hear the pleadings. He will report to the court in his deliberations.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 945-1

The magistrate in charge of hearing the case may, if the parties do not object, hold the hearing alone to hear the pleadings. He reports to the court in its deliberations.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1206

The public prosecutor may obtain any information he or she deems useful about the minor's family situation and the morality of his or her parents.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Sale of real estate and businesses belonging to minors under guardianship or adults under guardianship.

Article 1279

Within ten days of the final auction, any person may make a higher bid of the tenth by complying with the formalities and deadlines set out in the provisions of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 751

Judicial restraint may not be imposed on persons who were minors at the time of the offence, nor on persons aged sixty-five or over at the time of conviction.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Commitments of the person lending for use.

Article 1891

Where the thing lent has defects such that it may cause harm to the person using it the lender is liable, if he knew of the defects and did not warn the borrower.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2339

The pledgor may not demand the cancellation of the registration or the return of the pledged asset until he has fully paid the secured debt in principal, interest and costs.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article L3334-4

The collective retirement savings plan may also be set up as an inter-company savings plan under the conditions set out in Chapter III.

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