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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 53

…or offence.Following the discovery of a crime or offence in flagrante delicto, the investigation conducted under the control of the public prosecutor in accordance with the conditions laid down in thi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title II: Ordinary remedies.

Article 541

…his own, to lodge an appeal against a non-contentious decision within the prescribed time limit, he may be relieved of the time limit under the conditions set out in the previous article..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 528

The period on the expiry of which an appeal may no longer be lodged shall run from the date of notification of the judgment, unless that period has begun to run, by virtue of the law, from the date of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 508

…sts of the protected person, a guardian who is not a judicial representative for the protection of adults may, with the authorisation of the family council or, failing that, the judge, purchase the la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…hesion ;2° Construction, development, maintenance and operation of cultural, socio-cultural, socio-educational and sporting facilities of territorial interest;3° Sanitation and water;4° Management of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 564

On pain of inadmissibility raised ex officio, the parties may not submit new claims to the court other than to oppose compensation, to have opposing claims set aside or to have questions arising from…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The right of accession in relation to immovable property

Article 554

…s with materials that did not belong to him must pay the estimated value at the date of payment; he may also be ordered to pay damages, if appropriate: but the owner of the materials does not have the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 584

The applicant for cassation, either by making his declaration or within ten days thereafter, may file, at the registry of the court which handed down the contested decision, a memorandum, signed by hi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 58

Where this option is open to them under Article 12, the parties may, if they have not already done so since the dispute arose, give the judge, in the joint application, the task of ruling as amiable c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions of the family council or the judge

Article 502

…for for acts that he or she cannot perform alone. However, the authorisations of the family council may be replaced by those of the judge if the acts relate to property whose capital value does not ex…

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