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Showing 14011410 of 49021 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-2-2023 n° 21/10189

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-6

…o family matters shall settle the matters referred to him or her under this chapter, taking special care to safeguard the interests of minor children. The judge may take measures to guarantee the cont…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to the procedure for immediate collection by enforcement officers

Article A37-27-6

…ons of this article. This payment may be made by cheque, or in electronic form, using either a bank card or another form of payment card authorised for the payment of fines, where applicable directly…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article R2573-6-2

At the mayor's initiative, the town council meeting begins when all the town councillors have effective access to the means of transmission in the rooms designated as the town council meeting venues.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-28-6

…the Minister of Justice. Successful completion of this examination results in the issue of a certificate of completion.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules.

Article L213-6-2

…was not a party to the proceedings by an order of the president of the court in whose district the case was brought in the first instance.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-6-2

The corrective measures envisaged or already implemented, the progress targets for each of the indicators, as well as the methods of publication of these measures and targets, are sent to the services…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-2-6

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-2-4 and R. 15-2-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-60-2

…ntive resolution plans drawn up pursuant to paragraph 3 of sub-section 3 of this section, except in cases where the other resolution authorities concerned consider that the objectives of the resolutio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-6-2

The request for authorisation shall be addressed to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the reservist's first assignment takes place. This request is forwarded by th…

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In force

Article Annexe 6-2

…risdiction by department in mainland France to hear, pursuant to article L. 610-1, proceedings applicable to persons who are neither traders nor artisansDEPARTEMENTJURISDICTIONRESSORTAinTribunal judic…

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