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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 10

Where a person has been invested by a decision with a specific function or a general power of attorney, the acts that he has validly entered into with third parties in good faith are not affected if,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 5

Decisions of the judicial tribunal shall be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.Decisions shall take effect from the day of their notification when the time limit for appeal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 7

The appeal is open to any interested party.It is lodged, investigated and judged according to the rules applicable to non-contentious matters before the Court of Appeal. It may also be lodged by the p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 30

In the case provided for in article 37 of the local civil code, the association's management shall be heard or invited to present its written observations before the court orders the convening of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-6

I. - When the master UCITS and the feeder UCITS are authorised by the Autorité des marchés financiers, the latter shall immediately inform the feeder UCITS of any decision, measure or observation rela…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-6

The following information, presented in tabular form, is mentioned in the management report of the funds referred to in Article D. 214-80: 1° In lines, the following information: a) A reminder of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe art. A132-4

Contracting company(name and legal form)Name :Address (of registered office and, if applicable, branch and name of Member State).......................................................Information note1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-8

The secretariat of the Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique is provided by the Prefecture.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-8

The execution of a request for service may be refused by the French authority if it is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State. It may also be refused if the request is not made i…

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