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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-4-4

…of the provisions of Article 52-1, the judicial courts in which there is an investigating division and the territorial jurisdiction of these divisions are determined as follows: HEADQUARTERS TERRITOR…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regularity of acts

Article 465

…initiate alone the action for nullity, rescission or reduction of the acts provided for in 1°, 2° and 3°. In all cases, the action is extinguished by the five-year period provided for in article 222…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regularity of acts

Article 466

The articles 464 and 465 do not preclude the application of the articles 414-1 and 414-2.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regularity of acts

Article 464

The obligations resulting from acts performed by the protected person less than two years before publicity of the judgment opening the protective measure may be reduced on the sole proof that his inab…

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Article Annexe 7-4-1

PARTICIPATION IN THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON BOURSETable no. 1 PRODUCT EXCLUDING TAX COEFFICIENTCALCULATIONFrom 0 to 100,000 euros (a) 0 A = 0. From €100,000 to €200,000 (b) 1 B = (b) × coefficient ×…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-2-1

…dures which are applicable to persons, traders or artisans HEADQUARTERS OF COMMERCE COURTS COMMERCE and mixed commercial courts RESSORT Marseille The jurisdiction of the courts of appeal of Aix-en-Pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to oral proceedings

Article 446-4

The date on which a party's claims and arguments are duly submitted in writing is the date on which they are communicated between the parties.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the measure

Article 444

Judgments opening, amending or terminating curatorship or guardianship may not be relied on as against third parties until two months after a mention thereof has been made in the margin of the protect…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article R214-4

The committee and its specialist bodies meet when convened by the chairman and on the agenda he has set. Meetings are convened as of right when requested, on a specific agenda, either by the minister…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Acts performed under guardianship

Article 470

The person under curatorship may freely test subject to the provisions of article 901. She may only make gifts with the assistance of the curator. The curator is deemed to be in opposition of interest…

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