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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 678

Where representation is compulsory, the representatives of the parties must also first be notified of the judgment: a) By delivery of a copy of the decision by the court registry, where the parties ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-3

For the application of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, signed in Strasbourg on 27 January 1977, and of the Agreement between the Member States of the European Communities on t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-6

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of reductions in sentences provided for in article 721

Article D116-6

When the sentence enforcement judge is likely to revoke all or part of a previously granted reduction in sentence, on his own initiative or at the request of the head of the establishment or the publi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Easements established by law

Article 652

Part of these obligations is regulated by the laws on rural policing; The others relate to the party wall and ditch, where there is a need for a counter-wall, views onto the neighbour's property, roof…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Right of way

Article 685

The basis and mode of the easement of passage by reason of enclave shall be determined by thirty years of continuous use.The action for compensation, in the case provided for in Article 682, is time-b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 613

In all cases where the Cour de cassation is authorised to choose a court or tribunal for the judgment of a case referred, such choice may only result from a special deliberation taken immediately in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-6

Chapters II to IV of Title VII of Book II of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Article.Articles L. 1272-2 and L. 1272-4 are a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 605

The usufructuary is only liable for maintenance repairs. Major repairs remain the responsibility of the owner, unless they have been caused by a failure to carry out maintenance repairs since the usuf…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of access to premises and places of business and home visits.

Article 64

1. In order to investigate and establish the customs offences referred to in articles 414 to 429 and 459, customs officers authorised for this purpose by the Minister responsible for customs may carry…

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