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

Article 508

…the protected person, a guardian who is not a judicial representative for the protection of adults may, with the authorisation of the family council or, failing that, the judge, purchase the latter's…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 564

On pain of inadmissibility raised ex officio, the parties may not submit new claims to the court other than to oppose compensation, to have opposing claims set aside or to have questions arising from…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 584

The applicant for cassation, either by making his declaration or within ten days thereafter, may file, at the registry of the court which handed down the contested decision, a memorandum, signed by hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R7343-59

The time limits set by articles R. 7343-56, R. 7343-57 and R. 7343-58 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R7343-57

…receipt. If the signed acknowledgement of receipt is not returned to the court registry, the notification shall be deemed to have been made at the parties' domicile on the day it is first presented.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R7343-55

…Labour Relations Authority. The procedure for counting the votes must, if necessary, be able to be carried out again. On expiry of the time limit for appeals or, where legal action has been taken, af…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R7343-58

The decision of the judicial court may be the subject of an appeal to the Court of Cassation lodged, investigated and judged under the conditions provided for by the Code of Civil Procedure in matters…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R7343-56

The challenge provided for in article L. 7343-10 must be made within fifteen days of the posting of the results referred to in article R. 7343-54, by any elector or any representative of a candidate o…

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

Article 58

Where this option is open to them under Article 12, the parties may, if they have not already done so since the dispute arose, give the judge, in the joint application, the task of ruling as amiable c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 5

A party who has brought his action before the competent civil court may not bring it before the criminal court. This is not the case unless the criminal court has been seised by the public prosecutor'…

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