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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III : Transcription and entry of decisions in civil status registers

Article 1056

…in the civil status registers must state the forenames and surnames of the parties and, as the case may be, the place where the transcription is to be made or the places and dates of the records in th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 412-10

…company, payment is made on the basis of the agreements between them;2° To distribution companies, 30% of the amount. If there is more than one distribution company, the payment is made on the basis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-10

The deliberations of the Board of Directors relating to the objects mentioned in 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11° and 16° of article R. 823-7 are enforceable only after they have been approved by the Minister for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-10

The Articles L. 23-10-7 to L. 23-10-9 are applicable to the sale of a shareholding in a company subject to special regulations requiring that all or part of its capital be held by one or more members…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Assessment of duties and taxes.

Article 108

…the retail declaration. 2. In the event of a reduction in the rate of customs duties, the declarant may request the application of the new tariff which is more favourable than that which was in force…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-10

The declaration shall be delivered to the court registry in as many copies as there are defendants, plus two.The delivery shall be recorded by mention of its date and the visa of the court registrar o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa : Changing the sex indication in civil status records

Article 1055-10

The court's decision is provisionally enforceable only if it so orders.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Withdrawal.

Article 1026

…judgment is equivalent to a judgment of dismissal and entails the application of Articles 628 and 630.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Rectification and judicial annulment

Article 1055

…atter shall be lodged, heard and decided in accordance with the rules laid down in articles 917 to 925, without the appellant having to rely on peril in his application. Appeals are, in all cases, ope…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-10

…he liabilities side of the balance sheet by the special reserve referred to in II of article L. 421-10-1 and the technical provisions relating to compensation for these losses. The assets side of the…

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