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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 556

Persons capable of compromising may waive the appeal. They may do so only in respect of rights of which they have free disposal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 558

Waiver may be express or may result from the unreserved enforcement of an unenforceable judgment.Waiver is not effective if, subsequently, another party itself regularly appeals.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exceptional aid to help offset the loss of revenue resulting from the introduction of the health pass

Article 919-54

…ct allocation is set by applying the following flat-rate amounts to admissions made between 14 July 2021 and 28 September 2021:- 0.75 € per entry for the fraction of entries less than or equal to 50,0…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…ROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la loi n° 96-142 d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 593

He may take, in the woods, stiles for the vines; he may also take, from the trees, annual or periodic products; all according to the use of the country or the custom of the owners.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507

In the event of conflicting interests with the person in charge of the protective measure, division in respect of a protected person may be made amicably with the authorisation of the family council o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Extraordinary remedies.

Article 581

In the event of dilatory or abusive recourse, its author may be sentenced to a civil fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed from the court hearing the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 559

In the event of a dilatory or abusive main appeal, the appellant may be ordered to pay a civil fine of up to 10,000 euros, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed. This fine, which is col…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel documents

Article R414-5

Subject to the specific provisions laid down in Articles R. 561-5 to R. 561-11, any travel document issued for a period of more than one year shall incorporate the security features and biometric elem…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 515

Where the law provides that provisional enforcement is optional, it may be ordered, of its own motion or at the request of a party, whenever the judge considers it necessary and compatible with the na…

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