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Showing 14111420 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application and the divorce proceedings

Article 1107

…ted the basis of the application for divorce in the document instituting proceedings, the defendant may not himself do so before the plaintiff's first submissions on the merits or, failing that, befor…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1147

…the certificate of filing is kept in the register mentioned in Article 4-1 of the decree of 1 June 1965 creating a central civil status department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, this en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adaptation of the accreditation procedure for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6221-19-1

…nch Accreditation Committee, medical biology laboratories in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may ask this Committee, at leas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-11

…ed to in article 230-10 as well as, where applicable, the conditions under which interested parties may exercise their right of access and challenge the decisions taken by the public prosecutor or mag…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application and the divorce proceedings

Article 1108

…summons is issued less than or equal to fifteen days before the date of the hearing, the defendant may constitute a lawyer up until the hearing. As soon as the application made jointly by the parties…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-9

…and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management.The Minister res…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Decisions that may be taken during the period of voluntary departure

Article L721-9

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-19-1

…does not undermine the dignity of the profession and does not mislead the public. II. - The doctor may also, by any means, including on a website, communicate to the public or to healthcare professio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2

…ance company on all deeds and documents intended for third parties. Articles L. 214-177 to L. 214-179 apply to specialised finance companies. For the preparation of their annual accounts, specialised…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-9

…g order shall be transmitted without delay, in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 695-9-8, to the judicial authority of the executing State.

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