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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 274

…nting of the divorce may be made subject to the provision of the guarantees provided for in Article 277 ; 2° Attribution of property in ownership or of a temporary or lifetime right of use, dwelling o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 279

…ew the compensatory allowance. The provisions set out in the second and third paragraphs of article 275 as well as articles 276-3 and 276-4 are also applicable, depending on whether the compensatory a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 275

Where the debtor is unable to pay the capital sum under the conditions set out in article 274, the judge shall determine the terms of payment of the capital, up to a limit of eight years, in the form…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 278

In the event of divorce by mutual consent, the spouses set the amount and terms of the compensatory allowance in the agreement drawn up by private deed countersigned by lawyers or in the agreement tha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 270

…rd such a benefit if equity so requires, either in consideration of the criteria set out in article 271, or when the divorce is granted to the exclusive detriment of the spouse claiming the benefit of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 271

Compensatory allowance is set according to the needs of the spouse to whom it is paid and the resources of the other, taking into account the situation at the time of the divorce and how it will chang…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Officials and agents authorised to investigate forestry offences

Article 27

The gardes champêtres send their reports and minutes simultaneously to the mayor and, through the intermediary of the territorially competent national police or gendarmerie judicial police officers, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 270

If the accused is at large or fails to appear, he may be tried in absentia in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VIII of this Title. Where the accused is at large, however, the date of the hear…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 276

The completion of the formalities prescribed by articles 272 to 275 is recorded in a report signed by the president or his delegate, the court clerk, the accused and, if applicable, the interpreter. I…

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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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