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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Fixed-date procedure

Article 844

On the day of the hearing, the chairman ensures that sufficient time has elapsed since the summons was issued to allow the party summoned to prepare its defence. If the defendant has instructed a lawy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 814

In New Caledonia, when police custody takes place outside the communes of Nouméa, Mont-Doré, Dumbea and Paita and it appears materially impossible for a lawyer to travel there, the powers vested in th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 82

In the event of referral to a designated court, the case file shall be sent to it by the registry, together with a copy of the referral decision, in the absence of an appeal within the time limit.On r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 87

When the body of a deceased person is found and can be identified, a death record must be drawn up by the civil registrar of the presumed place of death, regardless of the time elapsed between the dea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat determines the costs to be included under the heading of criminal, correctional and police court costs; it establishes the tariff thereof or sets the terms and condition…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Companies with variable capital

Article 825

The net increase in the capital of an open-ended company, recorded at the end of a financial year, is recorded free of charge; the words "free of charge" are entered in the minutes of the general meet…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 864

The first paragraph of Article 706-14 reads as follows: "Any person who, having been the victim of theft, fraud or breach of trust, is unable to obtain effective and sufficient reparation or compensat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The Assize Court

Article 885

The jury of the Mayotte Assize Court is composed of three assessor-jurors when the Assize Court rules at first instance and six assessor-jurors when it rules on appeal.These assessor-jurors are drawn…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 831

The surviving spouse or any heir who is a co-owner may apply for preferential allotment by way of partition, subject to a balancing payment if applicable, of any business, or part of a business, wheth…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 832

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 68, the incidental request for the granting of a payment deadline pursuant to the article 1343-5 of the Civil Code may be made by post delivered or addre…

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