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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article R511-2-1-3

The statutory auditor shall be notified annually of the outstanding loan agreements granted pursuant to 3 bis of article L. 511-6. In a statement attached to the management report, the statutory audit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article D621-37-1-3

Suspension and, where applicable, immediate dismissal may not exceed the remainder of the term of office.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article D621-37-1-2

I.-The decision to suspend and, where applicable, to lay off a director with immediate effect referred to in article L. 1332-3 of the Labour Code, taken pursuant to article L. 631-13-8, shall be notif…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 146-1

The marriage of a French national, even if contracted abroad, requires his or her presence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-1

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1222-1

…ings, the file may be consulted at the clerk's office of the court holding it, upon written request and without any restriction other than the needs of the service, by the adult to be protected or pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-12

…87-4 or 387-5 of the Civil Code are applied, the minor capable of discernment or one of his parents and their counsel may request to consult the file at any time during the proceedings. A minor capabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1223-1

Subject to provisions of article 510 of the Civil Code relating to the communication of management accounts, the guardianship judge may, after pronouncement of the protective supervision judgment, aut…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-13

…d or their reproduction to the minor or to a third party. The judge may authorise, at their request and on justification of a legitimate interest, the issue of a copy of one or more documents in the c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1440-1

…ed by petition, shall rule, the applicant being heard or called. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged as in non-contentious matters.

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