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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 122

…established the presumption of absence, either in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 112, or during one of the legal proceedings provided for in articles 217 and 219, 1426 and 1429, abs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 125

…e questioned under the same conditions. However, if the questioning cannot be immediate, the person may be held by the police or gendarmerie for a maximum of twenty-four hours following his arrest bef…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Judicial separation of property.

Article 1292

…roperty is brought before the family court of the family's residence. It obeys the rules of Article 1136-1.An extract of the application shall be forwarded by the applicant's lawyer to the registries…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-12

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-12 in respect of the increase in own funds provided for by the safeguard or recovery plan (number 10 of table 4-1) is set in proportion to the amount of this inc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-1

…upervisory authority of the host Member State, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance wit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…powered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the provisions: 1° Regulation (EU) 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passengers' rights and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

…ance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1. This lawyer is chosen by the assisted witness or appointed ex officio by the Presiden…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Admission

Article L552-11

…fusal or abandonment of the accommodation offered in application of this chapter, the asylum seeker may not be accommodated in an establishment mentioned in 8° of I of article L. 312-1 or article L. 3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-11

…mmitment authorisations and payment appropriations, the President of the Corsican Executive Council may, until the adoption of the budget or until its settlement in the event of non-adoption of the bu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-9

…The notification of the order granting a protection measure reproduces the provisions of articles 227-4-2 and 227-4-3 of the Criminal Code and, recalls the provisions of articles 1136-13 and 1136-14 o…

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