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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-5

…costs between the spouses subject to the application of the provisions of Article 123 of Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 where one of the spouses is in receipt of legal aid.Failing specificat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-1

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-2, of the protest lodged pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-5, of that provided for by III of Article 529-6 or th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-27

Refusal to refer the question relieves the court of jurisdiction of the plea in law based on the priority question of constitutionality. However, where this refusal was based exclusively on the findin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-30

…er at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation, in accordance with the rules set out in article 585, except where they are submitted by the convicted person, the civil party in the case of an offe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article R1313-27-4

The Monitoring Committee shall meet at the request of the Director General of the Agency. It shall draw up its rules of procedure and submit them to the Director General of the Agency for approval. It…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 560

…s received the letter addressed to him by the bailiff in accordance with the provisions of Articles 557 and 558, or when the writ has been delivered to the public prosecutor's office, an officer or ag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-15

…n-ended inclusion contract with a temporary work integration company, as provided for in article L. 5132-6-1 , at the end of a minimum period of twelve months following the start of their integration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-15

…gency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 5121-21 and R. 5121-97 respectively.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of performance.

Article 508

No execution may be carried out before 6 a.m. or after 9 p.m., nor on public holidays or non-working days, except by permission of the judge in case of necessity.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 506

The tutor may only settle or compromise on behalf of the protected person after having had the clauses of the settlement or compromise and, where applicable, the arbitration clause approved by the fam…

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