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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders.

Article 894

The president may, within the same limits, and even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe in summary proceedings any conservatory or restoration measures that are necessary, either to preven…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-8

Where the damage covered by an insurance contract is the result of a forest fire, the insurer may, if it is established that the insured has not complied with the obligations arising from articles L13…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80

I.-The investigating judge may only inform by virtue of an indictment issued by the public prosecutor. The indictment may be made against a named or unnamed person. When facts, not covered by the indi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 855

Property which has perished by chance and through no fault of the donee is not subject to report. However, if such property has been reconstituted by means of compensation received for its loss, the d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request

Article 845

The president of the judicial court or the judge in charge of litigation relating to protection is seised by petition in the cases specified by law. He may also order, on application, any urgent measu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter X: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 857

The time limit for lodging an objection to a judgment handed down by the Cour de cassation provided for in Article 579 is extended to one month if the party lodging the opposition resides outside the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 824

For the application of Article 191, the investigating chamber of the Nouméa court of appeal and that of the Papeete court of appeal are composed of a chamber president or councillor and two judges fro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Estimated statement

Article 851

In all cases where duties are levied on the basis of an estimated declaration by the parties, the declaration and the estimate must be detailed. A declaration of this nature shall, before the executio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders

Article 835

The president of the judicial court or the judge in charge of litigation relating to protection within the limits of his jurisdiction may always, even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 888

If conciliation cannot be reached, or if one of the parties fails to appear, the case shall be referred for trial at a hearing, the date of which shall be indicated by the Chairman to the parties pres…

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