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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-37-1

Voluntary firefighters with training or experience may have it recognised with a view to being exempted in whole or in part from the initial or ongoing training mentioned in article L. 1424-37 or to s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to the clinical selection of deceased donors

Article R1241-19-3

All the information collected during the clinical selection of donors in application of II, III and V of article R. 1211-13 is recorded in a document, the purpose of which is to detect any antecedents…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Right of settlement.

Article 350

…s authorised to settle with persons prosecuted for customs offences or for infringement of the laws and regulations relating to financial relations with foreign countries, subject to the application o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

…sisted witness has the right to be assisted by a lawyer, who is notified in advance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1. This l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1239-3

…f article 1239-1, an appeal against a deliberation of the family council is open to all its members and to the guardianship judge, regardless of their opinion at the time of the deliberation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-3

Where the marriage record is kept by a French authority, the change of matrimonial property regime obtained in application of the foreign law governing the effects of the union is mentioned in the mar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1074-3

The decision and approved agreement referred to in 1° and 2° of I of Article 373-2-2 of the Civil Code which fix a maintenance allowance in full or in part in cash without ruling out financial interme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-38-1

The tutor mentioned in articles R. 212-10-19 and R. 212-10-20 has the qualifications required by the decree for the diploma for which accreditation is requested. His duties are those defined in articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31

The director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person proving that they have that nationality.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Effects of simple adoption

Article 360

…es laid down in this chapter. The adopted person continues to belong to his or her family of origin and retains all his or her rights therein. The prohibitions on marriage provided for in articles 161…

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