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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509

Judgments rendered by foreign courts and deeds received by foreign officers shall be enforceable in the territory of the Republic in the manner and in the cases provided by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts that the tutor may not perform

Article 509

The guardian may not, even with authorisation: 1° Perform acts which involve a gratuitous alienation of the property or rights of the protected person except as stated in relation to gifts, such as th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 509

The case is devolved to the Court of Appeal within the limits set by the notice of appeal in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 502 and by the status of the appellant as set out in Articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-9

The request shall contain all information relevant to the investigation of the claim for compensation, and in particular the indication: 1° The surname, first names, date and place of birth and reside…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

I. - By way of derogation from Article 509-2, applications for the recognition or establishment of enforceability, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign notarial authentic instruments pursuant…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1535

…be recognised and declared enforceable in France under the conditions provided for in the articles 509-2 à 509-7.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

The certificate, or the decision relating to the application for recognition or declaration of enforceability, shall be delivered to the applicant against a certificate or receipt, or shall be notifie…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-4

The application shall be submitted in duplicate. It must include a precise indication of the documents relied on.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

Applications for a declaration that there are no grounds for refusing recognition and for refusal of recognition respectively made pursuant to Articles 30 and 40 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

Applications for recognition or declaration of enforceability, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on j…

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