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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-1

Any foreign national who declares that he or she wishes to stay in France for a period not exceeding three months as part of a family or private visit must present proof of accommodation in the form o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Determining the mode and timetable of the investigation.

Article 227

If the judge assigned within the court does not belong to the trial panel, the decision ordering the enquiry may simply state the time limit within which it must be carried out. In the event of anothe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-4

When the request is made by the minor, the refusal to hear the minor can only be based on his or her lack of discernment or on the fact that the proceedings do not concern him or her. When the request…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 550

Subject to articles 905-2,909 and 910, the cross-appeal or the provoked appeal may be lodged, in any event, even if the person lodging it is precluded from acting as principal. In the latter case, how…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 468

If, without legitimate reason, the plaintiff does not appear, the defendant may request a judgment on the merits, which will be adversarial, unless the judge decides to adjourn the case to a later hea…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-8-1

In the case of gamete donation or embryo reception, the recipients are the persons who have given their consent to medically assisted procreation. The principle of anonymity of the donation does not p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 114

Without prejudice to the special jurisdiction attributed to other courts, for the same purposes, the judge shall determine, where appropriate, according to the size of the assets, the sums that should…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 156

Civil registrars who proceed with the celebration of marriages contracted by sons or daughters who have not reached the age of eighteen without the consent of the fathers and mothers, that of the gran…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval

Article 353

In the case of the adoption of a ward of the State or a foreign child who is not the child of the adopter's spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or cohabiting partner, the court shall chec…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 278

In the event of divorce by mutual consent, the spouses set the amount and terms of the compensatory allowance in the agreement drawn up by private deed countersigned by lawyers or in the agreement tha…

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