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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of birth.

Article 57

The birth record will state the day, time and place of birth, the child's sex, the forenames to be given to him or her, the family name, followed, where applicable, by a mention of the parents' joint…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234-3

The family council may only deliberate if at least half of its members are present. If this number is not reached, the judge may either adjourn the meeting or take the decision himself in an emergency…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…he ceiling rates that are enforceable against the department pursuant to the provisions of article 1636 B septies du code général des impôts; 2° Le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-51

…public establishment or a public company;2° Secondment to a local authority or a local public body;3° Secondment to an international intergovernmental organisation;4° Secondment to perform an electiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…at any time: 1° The nature and number of samples held; 2° The characteristics of the samples held; 3° The origin of the samples and how they were obtained; 4° The sample preparation procedures; 5° Th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-51

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (7° and 9°), reasoned notification is given to the applicant. The notification contains a form…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-5

For the purposes of 2° of article L. 434-7, a dwelling is considered to be normal if it:1° Has a total living area of at least:a) in zones A bis and A: 22 m² for a household without children or two pe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 57

…they disagree and their respective pleas in law. In addition to the information set out in article 54, also on pain of nullity:-when it is made by a single party, an indication of the surname, first…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 5: Payment of the price

Article R322-58

The costs of prosecution and, where applicable, of any higher bids and transfer duties are paid by the successful bidder in addition to the price. Proof of this must be provided to the court clerk's o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 5: Payment of the price

Article R322-56

…essful bidder is liable pursuant to article…

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