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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1396

…rties, if they have not been drawn up following the minute of the marriage contract; and the notary may not issue grosses or expéditions of the marriage contract without transcribing the change or cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-2

…not been entered on an annual jury list or an annual list of citizen assessors in the previous year may be entered on the annual list of jurors drawn up for the jurisdiction of each assize court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 212-1

The investigating chamber may order, at the request of the person concerned, or, with that person's agreement, of its own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor's office either the publicat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-15

In return for the granting of aid for the production and preparation of long-term cinematographic works, production companies ensure the preservation of these works to enable them to be exploited on a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspection of temporary electrical installations

Article R4226-21

The provisions of Articles R. 4222-18 to R. 4222-20 apply to temporary electrical installations. For these installations, the employer applies a specific verification process to ensure that they are b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article R6123-210

Authorisation for "bariatric surgery" may only be granted if the holder has access, where applicable by agreement or as part of the shared medical project of the regional hospital grouping referred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5123-22

The State may pay part of the replacement income paid to employees benefiting from early retirement benefits, in application of a national professional agreement giving entitlement to an exemption fro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 219

If one of the spouses is unable to express his or her will, the other may be empowered by the court to represent him or her, generally or for certain specific acts, in the exercise of the powers resul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-22

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 working in a medical biology laboratory authorised for the activities mentioned in c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-25

In application of article R. 212-10-3, certain certification tests may be organised remotely by means of audiovisual communication for the benefit of candidates who are geographically remote. The Regi…

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