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Showing 17611770 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-6

…refusal was based exclusively on the finding that the contested legislative provision was not applicable to the dispute or to the proceedings in question, the court may, if it intends to apply this p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Conciliation delegated to a court-appointed conciliator

Article 129-3

In order to proceed with the conciliation attempt, the judicial conciliator summons the parties, as necessary, to a place, day and time that he/she determines. The parties may be assisted before the j…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Conciliation delegated to a court-appointed conciliator

Article 129-5

…quest of a party or on the conciliator's initiative. He may also terminate the conciliation automatically if it appears that the conciliation is being compromised. The court clerk notifies the concili…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-5

…onstitutionality involving, on the same grounds, a legislative provision already before the Cour de cassation or the Conseil constitutionnel. If the question is not referred for this reason, the court…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-7

…of the decision ruling on the transfer of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation. In the event of a decision to refer, the notice to the parties shall specify that no appe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-12

In the interests of the child, a report is made of the hearing. This record is subject to the adversarial process.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…ld takes both their names, up to the limit of the first surname of each of them, joined in alphabetical order. In the event of birth abroad, the child's name is chosen by the civil registrar. In the e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-12

The measures mentioned in article 515-11 are taken for a maximum period of six months from notification of the order. They may be extended if, during this period, an application for divorce or legal s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-12

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-12

…itiated the public prosecution.However, the association will only be admissible in its action if it can prove that it has received the agreement of the victim or, if the victim is a minor, that of the…

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