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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 381-2

…the child is in the situation referred to in Article 381-1 during the year preceding the submission of the application for a judicial declaration of parental abandonment. The application for a declara…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions independent of protective measures

Article 414-3

Anyone who has caused damage to others while under the influence of a mental disorder is no less obliged to make reparation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 381-1

…relations necessary for his or her upbringing or development during the year preceding the lodging of the application, without the parents having been prevented from doing so by any cause whatsoever.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-3

…le L. 131-8 must :1° Have adopted statutes containing provisions guaranteeing the democratic nature of their elections and operation, the transparency of their management and equal access for women an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-3

A document lacking any of the particulars specified in article L. 131-2 shall not be valid as a cheque, except in the cases set out in the following paragraphs. In the absence of any special indicatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance of the employment contract.

Article L1222-3

The employee is expressly informed, prior to their implementation, of the professional assessment methods and techniques used in relation to him/her.The results obtained are confidential.Employee appr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-3

When the activity of an economic entity employing employees under private law is taken over by a public entity as part of a public administrative service, it is the responsibility of this public entit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Definition of the economic reason.

Article L1233-3

…asons is a redundancy carried out by an employer for one or more reasons not inherent in the person of the employee, resulting from the elimination or transformation of a job or a modification, refuse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-3

Early termination of a fixed-term employment contract at the employee's initiative in cases other than those provided for in Articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2 entitles the employer to damages correspon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-3

…ations may not contain : 1° Provisions contrary to the laws and regulations and to the stipulations of the collective labour agreements applicable in the company or establishment; 2° Provisions that r…

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