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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-13

…duction of the operative part of the decision; 2° Depending on whether the collective winding-up procedure or the individual compensation procedure is applied, the contact details of the party or part…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement of the judgment and compensation for damages

Article 849-16

Persons likely to belong to the group who have not joined it within the period provided for in the judgment ruling on liability and under the conditions provided for in Article 849-13 are no longer en…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-21

…Where the court grants a request for substitution of a defaulting claimant, it shall rule, upon receipt of submissions to that effect, on the transfer of all or part of the advance that may have bee…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-10

Once the period allowed for the person responsible for the breach to submit his observations has expired, the judge sets the third party's remuneration on the basis, in particular, of the care taken,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The proceedings.

Article 861-3

…and subject to the sanctions provided for in Article 446-2. He may dispense with a party's attendance at a subsequent hearing under the conditions laid down in Article 861-1.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-8

…chambers, after obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor. Decisions are rendered in the absence of the public.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-8

…on for review shall be made by declaration to the registry of the Cour de cassation. It shall be preceded by service on the defendants to the review of the decisions referred to in 4° and 5° of Articl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1200-8

The case is heard and judged in chambers.The hearing may be held at the seat of the juvenile court or at the seat of a local chamber located within the jurisdiction, which the summons indicates.At the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-8

…to determine the arrangements for enforcing the return order that are best suited to the circumstances of the case, the public prosecutor responsible for enforcing it may: - enlist the services of an…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-8

In the absence of conciliation, the person in charge of distribution shall record the points of disagreement.The sums put into distribution shall be immediately deposited, if they are not already depo…

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