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Showing 13111320 of 56962 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-10-2014 n° 13-16.806

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication and proof of judgments

Article 1081

The operative part of the decision shall mention the date of the application for divorce.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1088

Divorce by mutual consent is a non-contentious matter.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The civil register

Article 1058

The extracts are filed and kept by the registry of the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the person concerned was born and by the central civil status department for persons born abroad..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Presumption of absence

Article 1062

Applications relating to the presumption of absence shall be submitted to the guardianship judge exercising his functions at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the person whose presumption o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Presumption of absence

Article 1063

The application shall be made, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to guardianship of adults.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Declaration of absence

Article 1068

The time limit within which extracts from the judgment declaring absence must be published may not exceed six months from the pronouncement of that judgment; it shall be mentioned in the extracts subm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-131

After passing one or more selection tests, the training leading to the common part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés in the form of continuous assessment of knowledge takes place…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-13

The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year and is convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda on a proposal from the Chief Executive. The Board of Directors meets automatically at the reques…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-13

Under the conditions defined by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, responsibility for centralising subscription and redemption orders for UCITS units or shares vis-à-vis th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-13

The following are eligible to vote:1° Permanent and probationary civil servants working in the establishment on the date of the ballot;2° Permanent contract staff and full-time staff on secondment who…

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