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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1244-1

The summons shall be sent, as soon as the hearing scheduled for the debates has been set and at least fifteen days in advance, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A copy of the summo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1245-1

Unless the case is decided at the first hearing, the clerk shall notify those summoned who have not been verbally notified of the date of subsequent hearings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1246-1

The court's decision shall be notified by its registry. The file, to which a certified copy of the judgment is attached, is then returned without delay to the registry of the court of first instance.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1243-1

…ts shall be communicated to the Public Prosecutor in accordance with the provisions of Articles 424 and 426 to 428 of this code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1239-1

…or a decision of the guardianship judge is open to the guardian, the members of the family council and the other parties interested in the division.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1252-1

…blic prosecutor or the guardianship judge may request any bailiff, the police commissioner, the commander of the gendarmerie brigade or the mayor, to draw up a descriptive inventory of the furniture a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Special provisions for accepted divorces

Article 1123-1

…less of the facts giving rise to it may also result from a document signed privately by the parties and countersigned by lawyers in the six months preceding the application for divorce or during the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-1-1

The guarantee fund referred to in article L. 422-1 may request any administration or service of the State or public authorities, any social security organisation, any organisation managing social bene…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-1

…ecision-maker may appoint a lawyer or ask for a lawyer to be appointed by the President of the Bar, and they may ask for the person to be examined by a doctor. Except in the case of insurmountable cir…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article R*160-11

In the absence of notification made in accordance with article R. 160-9 and subject to the application of the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article L. 160-8, the cancellation of the insurance co…

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