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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-4

In the event of an appeal, even if inadmissible, being lodged against an order provided for in the first paragraph of article 179, the Investigating Chamber shall rule within two months of the date on…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1208-4

The court hearing an application for a judicial declaration of parental abandonment shall rule in the same form and by the same judgment on the delegation of the exercise of parental authority.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-4

Failing any other designation by law, the contract or the judge, the place of payment of the obligation to pay a sum of money is the creditor's domicile.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-46-1

…ted for a period of one year, on presentation of the list of planned adjustments to the workstation and work environment. These adjustments must be made during the year following the submission of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article L22-10-49

…a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code : a) The Board of Directors may, within the limits it has previously set, delegat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-47-1

…43 provides, in the cases provided for in II of Article L. 224-46, to suspend access to the number and, where applicable, to terminate the contract in the event of a repeat occurrence under the condi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-4

…federation complies with its obligations in terms of the fight against doping as set out in 5° of I and III of article L. 232-5, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-5-1, L. 231-8, L. 232-10-2 and L. 232-23-5, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article D2334-4-1

…ame or company name, common name, SIRET number; 5° The dwellings: the inventory identifies, locates and counts the dwellings located at the same precise address, having received the same initial finan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-1

The group of experts responsible for assessing the economic and social effects likely to result from the extension of an agreement or their amendments as provided for inArticle L. 2261-27-1 is made up…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R3333-4-1

The fees payable each year to a department for the temporary occupation of its public domain by work sites on public electricity transmission network structures are set by the general council under th…

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