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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Extraordinary remedies.

Article 581

In the event of dilatory or abusive recourse, its author may be sentenced to a civil fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed from the court hearing the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 664

No service may be made before six o'clock and after twenty-one o'clock, nor on Sundays, public holidays or non-working days, except by permission of the judge in case of necessity.

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

Article 670-1

If a letter of notification is returned to the court registry and the notice of receipt has not been signed under the conditions provided for in Article 670, the court registrar shall invite the party…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 84

In the event of death in prisons or houses of confinement or detention, notice thereof shall be given immediately, by the caretakers or guards, to the civil registrar, who shall go there as stated in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 194

No one may claim the title of spouse and the civil effects of marriage unless he or she represents an act of celebration recorded in the civil status register; except in the cases provided for in Arti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations arising from marriage

Article 211

The family affairs judge will also rule on whether the father or mother who offers to receive, feed and maintain in his or her home, the child to whom he or she owes maintenance, should in this case b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 230

In the case provided for in 1° of article 229-2, divorce may be requested jointly by the spouses where they agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects by submitting for the judge's approva…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of accession in relation to movable property

Article 577

Those who have used materials belonging to others, and without their knowledge, may also be ordered to pay damages, if appropriate, without prejudice to proceedings by extraordinary means, if the case…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Iterative defects

Article 494-1

In the cases provided for in the first to fifth paragraphs of article 494 and if justified by special circumstances, the court may, by a specially reasoned decision, modify the judgment against which…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training agreement

Article R211-94

The agreement sets out the sports training received by the person concerned. It indicates the nature of the school education provided and mentions, where applicable, the special arrangements and metho…

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