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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 861-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 68, the incidental request for the granting of an extension of payment pursuant to Article 1343-5 of the Civil Code may be made by application made, deli…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 860-2

If conciliation between the parties appears feasible, the court may appoint a conciliator for this purpose. This appointment may take the form of a simple mention in the case file.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Investigating courts

Article 883-2

In criminal matters, when the liberty and custody judge receives a request for release from custody from the investigating judge and does not intend to accept this request, he or she shall rule on it…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

…ll other cases, the person may only make the request if there is no criminal record in bulletin no. 2 of their criminal record. In the event of a final decision to acquit or acquit the accused, the pe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-2

The application shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to ordinary written proceedings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 849-21

…ce that may have been awarded pursuant to the dispositions de l'article 68 de la loi du 18 novembre 2016 susmentionnée. Substitution entails the transfer of the mandate given by the interested parties…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-2

…text with its images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JO…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-2

…n particular with regard to the size of their liabilities and their short-term cash flow situation; 2° A doubling of the amount of the bill relating to energy consumption compared to that correspondin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 831-2

…d's vehicle provided that this vehicle is necessary for him or her for the needs of everyday life ; 2° Of the ownership or the right to the lease of the premises for professional use actually used for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-17 b (art. A322-91)

…MAXIMUM NUMBER of the group(not including the person supervising the group)0 to 6 metresFirst diveE-2 + PN-C1 (*)BeginnersE-2 + PN-C4 (*)0 to 12 metres PE-12 training towards PN skillsE-2 + PN-C4 (*)0…

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