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Showing 621630 of 51113 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012 n° 11-24.033 · Cass. com. 15 September 2015 n° 14-17.964 · CA Versailles 6 June 1997

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6-3

Any candidate elected to the office of commercial court judge who finds himself in one of the cases of incompatibility mentioned in articles L. 722-6-1 and L. 722-6-2 may not take office until he has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L773-14

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adapt…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article 366-6

The judge, as soon as he is aware of the decision authorising the taking to task procedure, shall abstain until the taking to task has been decided.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 670-3

Where, for service abroad carried out at the behest of the court registry, a translation of the document, or of any other document, appears necessary, the translator shall be requested by the director…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Changes of forenames and surnames.

Article 61-3

…quires his or her personal consent where the change does not result from the establishment or modification of a parent-subsidiary relationship. The establishment or modification of a parent-subsidiary…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-6

When the parents, one of them or the family council consents to the admission of the child as a ward of the State by handing it over to the child welfare service, the choice of adopter is left to the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-6

Articles 327 paragraph 2, and 328 above are applicable to the action for subsidies.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-6

Decisions taken in matters of educational assistance may, at any time, be amended or rescinded by the judge who made them either of his own motion or at the request of the father and mother jointly, o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Parental authority over the person of the child

Article 371-6

…holder of parental authority.A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this article..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 61-3

…when she takes part in an operation to reconstruct the offence; 2° Be present at a suspect identification session of which she is a part. The person is informed of this right before these operations…

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