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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4 : The impossibility for French nationals established outside France to celebrate their marriage abroad

Article 171-9

…age between two persons of the same sex and in which the French diplomatic and consular authorities cannot proceed with its celebration, the marriage is celebrated publicly by the civil registrar of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-6

When the marriage has been celebrated despite the opposition of the public prosecutor, the consular civil registrar may only transcribe the foreign marriage record onto French civil status registers a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-4

Where there are serious indications that the intended marriage is null and void under articles 144, 146, 146-1, 147, 161, 162, 163, 180 or 191, the diplomatic or consular authority shall immediately r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Conflict of laws relating to parentage

Article 311-17

A voluntary acknowledgement of paternity or maternity is valid if it was made in accordance with either the personal law of its author or the personal law of the child.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-17

The processing operations covered by this section may not be used for administrative purposes.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-17

…up of a president and four assessors, chosen by the first president of the court of appeal, in the case of the president, from among the presidents of chambers and councillors in the jurisdiction of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L114-17

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall define the conditions for the application of this chapter. In particular, it shall specify the financial and accounting arrangements for these establishments. It d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-17

A sports association that forms a sports company is the addressee of the deliberations of the company's management bodies. It may take the actions provided for in articles L. 225-230 to L. 225-232 of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-17

…nd activities mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 232-23. This ban takes effect on the date of notification of the decision to the Agency. When a person is suspended by virtue of a decision handed down…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-17

A sports agent may only act on behalf of one of the parties to the contracts mentioned in Article L. 222-7. The written contract pursuant to which the sports agent performs the activity of bringing to…

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