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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 48

…nch nationals in a foreign country will be valid if it has been received, in accordance with French law, by diplomatic or consular agents.The civil status data is kept by automated processing satisfyi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24-1

…at the time of the application for transcription, the parents may opt for the application of French law to determine the name of their child, under the conditions set out in this section..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Furnishings

Article 533

The word "movable", used alone in the provisions of the law or of man, without any other addition or designation, does not include cash, gems, active debts, books, medals, instruments of science, arts…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 451

…s, but the president shall notify the court. A person whose denunciation is rewarded pecuniarily by law may also be heard as a witness, unless one of the parties, or the public prosecutor, objects.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 427

Except where the law provides otherwise, offences may be established by any method of proof and the judge shall decide on the basis of his or her own personal conviction.The judge may base his or her…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-10

…it shall be brought under the individual compensation procedure defined in Chapter I of Title V of Law 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century. The judicial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction by reason of subject matter.

Article L1411-4

…en.The industrial tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear disputes assigned to another court by law, in particular by the Social Security Code in matters relating to accidents at work and occupati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-5

…rator on the grounds of a serious breach of the obligations laid down by European Union procurement law which has been recognised by the Court of Justice of the European Union under the procedure prov…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Institution of proceedings

Article 750

…e claim does not exceed 5,000 euros in ordinary oral proceedings or in certain matters laid down by law or regulation. In all cases, the parties may apply to the court by means of a joint application.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-30

…ion is prohibited, without prejudice, however, to the application of the provisions ofarticle 19 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.

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