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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1204

The following shall be summoned to the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to which the application is attached, at least eight days before the date of the hearing: 1° The pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-14

The articles L. 2123-18, L. 2123-25-1 to L. 2123-27, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2123-28 and article L. 2123-29 apply to members of the deliberative bodies of the public establishmen…

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

Article 1253

The property inventory operations provided for in article 503 of the Civil Code are carried out in the presence of the protected person, if their state of health or age allows, their lawyer, if applic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1207

For the duration of the proceedings, the court or judge may order any provisional measure relating to the exercise of parental authority.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1200

Third parties must respect the legal situation created by the contract. They may rely on it in particular to provide proof of a fact.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-14

…e minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 2123-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of functional allowances that may be allocated to member…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-14

…e minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 7227-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of the functional allowances that may be allocated to co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 124

…roduced and having regard to the conditions of the disappearance, as well as the circumstances that may explain the lack of news. The court may order any additional measures of information and, if nec…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 129

…xistence is proven subsequent to the judgment declaring his absence, the annulment of this judgment may be pursued, at the request of the public prosecutor or any interested party. However, if the int…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1222

The file may be consulted at the court registry by the applicant until the opening or authorisation decision has been handed down or, where a modification of the protection measure, a review or renewa…

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