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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-2

Renunciation has no effect if the renouncing party's reserve estate has not been affected. If the hereditary reserve has only been partially infringed, the renunciation only produces effects up to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10-2

…se obligations and except where the breach constitutes falsification, the French Anti-Doping Agency may refer the matter to the relevant Federation for the purposes of implementing the disciplinary po…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-2

…omposition based on general knowledge of criminal law or criminal procedure (duration: three hours);2° Written test No. 2: handling of a practical criminal procedure case (duration: four hours);3° Ora…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article D23-10-2

The information provided to employees mentioned in articles L. 23-10-3and L. 23-10-9 may be carried out as follows: 1° During an employee information meeting at the end of which employees sign the att…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 99-2

…sons authorised to perform the duties of civil registrars to draw up the acts mentioned in articles 98 to 98-2 may proceed with the administrative rectification of purely material errors and omissions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

…ir automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Domicile

Article 108-2

An unemancipated minor is domiciled with his father and mother. If the father and mother have separate domiciles, he is domiciled with the parent with whom he resides.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Publication of civil status records

Article 101-2

The publicising of civil status records is also ensured by the family record book, the content of which, the rules for updating and the conditions for issuing and securing it are laid down by decree i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-10

The specially authorised personnel of the national police and gendarmerie services designated for this purpose as well as the specially authorised personnel of the State invested by law with judicial…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1030-2

…form, delivery in possession is not required for the execution of the powers mentioned in Articles 1030 et 1030-1.

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