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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of holders

Article 309

…nder the conditions determined by the administration, the sealing formality provided for by Article 308 : 1° Holders of test stills, as defined by ministerial order (1); 2° Scientific and educational…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions common to all defendants.

Article 331

A third party may be impleaded for the purposes of condemnation by any party who is entitled to act against him as principal. He may also be impleaded by the party who has an interest therein in order…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375

…nal, intellectual and social development are seriously compromised, educational assistance measures may be ordered by the court at the request of the father and mother jointly, or one of them, the per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 306

…such a case, the court shall declare this by a judgment given in open court. However, the president may prohibit minors or certain minors from entering the courtroom. When proceedings are brought for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 310

The President is vested with a discretionary power by virtue of which he may, in his honour and conscience, take any measures that he deems useful to discover the truth. He may, if he considers it app…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Consequences of legal separation

Article 303

…t pronouncing it or a subsequent judgment sets the alimony that is due to the needy spouse. Alimony may also be provided for in the agreement for legal separation by mutual consent.This alimony is awa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 397

…anship judge rules on those that concern the other members of the family council. A tutelary office may only be withdrawn, by the person who entrusted it, after the holder has been heard or called. Th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 396

Any tutelary office may be withdrawn because of the unfitness, negligence, misconduct or fraud of the person to whom it has been entrusted. The same applies where a dispute or conflict of interests pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article D621-37-1-3

Suspension and, where applicable, immediate dismissal may not exceed the remainder of the term of office.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 324

Judgments handed down in matters of filiation may be set up against persons who were not parties to them. The latter have the right to lodge third-party proceedings against them within the period ment…

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