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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 470

If none of the parties completes the procedural acts within the required time limits, the judge may, of his own motion, strike out the case by a decision not subject to appeal after a final notice add…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 14

A foreigner, even one not resident in France, may be summoned before the French courts, for the performance of obligations contracted by him in France with a Frenchman; he may be brought before the co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-8

The matter may also be referred to the judge by one of the parents or the public prosecutor, who may in turn be referred by a third party, whether a parent or not, for a ruling on the arrangements for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 274

The accused is then invited to choose a lawyer to assist him in his defence. If the accused does not choose his lawyer, the president or his delegate appoints one for him ex officio. This designation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article R141-5

Referral to the committee for conciliation is an obligatory prerequisite to any contentious appeal, when the dispute arises from a decision, whether or not subject to internal appeal, taken by a feder…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-5

In the event of the dissolution of a mutual insurance company not due to the withdrawal of authorisation, the surplus of net assets over liabilities shall be devolved, by decision of the General Meeti…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article L124-1

The activity of natural persons or legal entities not subject to professional status who, on a regular or occasional basis, even on an ancillary basis, carry out the amicable recovery of debts on beha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: Special rules for the award of certain concession contracts

Article L3126-1

The specific procurement rules for certain contracts by virtue of their subject matter or whether or not their estimated value excluding tax is below the European threshold set out in the notice annex…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-11

The purchaser may require economic operators to provide information on their annual accounts, indicating in particular the relationship between assets and liabilities.The purchaser shall specify, in t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 995

The provisions inserted in a will made, during a maritime voyage, for the benefit of the ship's officers other than those who would be relatives or allies of the testator, shall be null and void. This…

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