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Showing 101110 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 268

During the proceedings, the spouses may submit to the judge for approval agreements settling all or part of the consequences of the divorce. The judge, after checking that the interests of each of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 260

If the consultation is given orally, an official report is drawn up. The drafting of the record may, however, be replaced by a mention in the judgment if the case is immediately decided at last instan…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 266

The decision may also set a date on which the expert and the parties will appear before the judge who issued the decision or before the judge in charge of the review so that the mission and, if applic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 264

…lowing a divorce, each of the spouses loses the use of his or her spouse's name. One of the spouses may nevertheless retain the use of the other's name, either with the other's agreement or with the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 264

…rs shall also be drawn up each year by the commission, under the conditions provided for in Article 263, outside the annual list of jurors. Alternate jurors must reside in the town in which the Assize…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 267

…e deposited the advance payable by them, or the amount of the first instalment to which the deposit may have been subject, unless the judge orders him to begin his operations immediately.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 265

The annual list and the special list are sent by the chairman of the commission to the mayor of each municipality. The mayor is required to inform the first president of the court of appeal or the pre…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 269

…ry within a period of time that it shall determine; if several parties are designated, it shall indicate in what proportion each of the parties must deposit. Where appropriate, the court shall specify…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 267

…t the receipt enclosed with the summons, after having duly signed it. If necessary, the court clerk may request the police or gendarmerie services to search for any jurors who have not responded to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-26

For each compulsory retirement savings plan that may be funded by profit-sharing and incentive schemes, a supervisory committee is set up in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 224-21 and L.…

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