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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-3

The fees mentioned in L. 228-29-7-4 are published on the website of the intermediary that applies them. Any change shall be published without delay on the same website.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other provisions applicable to sportspeople

Article L223-3

Except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 222-2-2 of the present code, referees and judges may not, in the performance of their duties, be considered to be bound to the fed…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title IV: The judicial oath.

Article 321

…y the party in person and at the hearing. If the party proves that he is unable to travel, the oath may be taken either before a judge appointed for the purpose who shall travel, assisted by the court…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Termination of proceedings.

Article 384

Except in cases where this effect results from the judgment, proceedings are extinguished incidentally to the action by the effect of a settlement, acquiescence, discontinuance of the action or, in no…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Interruption of proceedings.

Article 369

Proceedings are interrupted by:- the majority of a party;- the cessation of the lawyer's duties where representation is compulsory;- the effect of the judgment pronouncing the safeguard, the judicial…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 396

Any tutelary office may be withdrawn because of the unfitness, negligence, misconduct or fraud of the person to whom it has been entrusted. The same applies where a dispute or conflict of interests pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390

…me limits and in the form laid down by articles 550 et seq. The summons informs the accused that he may be assisted by a lawyer of his choice or, if he so requests, by a court-appointed lawyer, whose…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Relations between the adopter and the adopted person

Article 346

…d descendants in the direct line and between brothers and sisters is prohibited. However, the court may order adoption if there are serious grounds which the interests of the adopted person require to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Relations between the adopter and the adopted person

Article 347

…r, where the difference in age is less than that provided for in the preceding paragraph, the court may order the adoption if there are good grounds.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 394

The public prosecutor may invite the defendant to appear before the court within a period of not less than ten days, unless the defendant expressly waives this in the presence of his lawyer, and not m…

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