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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Judicial separation of property.

Article 1293

…ter the entry provided for in the preceding article has been made in the margin of the birth certificate of each of the spouses or, if that certificate is not kept in a French register, after the extr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-20

Subject to this subsection, the City of Paris is subject to Book III of Parts Two and Three. The City of Paris is also subject to articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 to L. 5217-12-…

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

Article L5219-12

I. - The services of the Greater Paris metropolis contributing to the exercise of competences subject to the definition of a metropolitan interest and not declared to be of metropolitan interest may b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20-1

I. - Urban communities existing on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale continue to exercis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-12

Administrative or technical staff from the city of Marseille may assist with the administrative and training support tasks entrusted to the military personnel responsible for running the battalion. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-20

Housing allocated by the municipality or the City of Paris and located in the arrondissement is allocated half by the arrondissement mayor and half by the mayor of the municipality or by the mayor of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The defence of non-performance

Article 1220

A party may suspend performance of its obligation if it is clear that the other party will not perform when due and if the consequences of such non-performance are sufficiently serious for the party.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The defence of non-performance

Article 1219

A party may refuse to perform his obligation, even though it is due, if the other party does not perform his and if such non-performance is sufficiently serious.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1235

The deliberations of the Family Council shall state the reasons on which they are based. Whenever it is not taken unanimously, the opinion of each of its members is mentioned in the minutes.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234

…e family council is also convened at the request of the minor who is under sixteen years of age and capable of discernment, unless the judge gives a specially reasoned decision to the contrary.

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