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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of provision of services

Article L4112-7

…ractitioner or midwife in a Member State or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, may perform in France, on a temporary and occasional basis, acts of his profession without being reg…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 78

…civil status as is possible.To ensure the accuracy of the information declared, the civil registrar may request verification of the deceased's personal data from the custodian of the birth certificate…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Internal letters rogatory.

Article 730

…justice, or the remoteness of the premises, makes travel too difficult or too expensive, the judge may, at the request of the parties or of his own motion, assign the court of equal or lower instance…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The amicable settlement hearing

Article 774-3

…pt from compulsory representation, the parties appear assisted by their lawyer.In other cases, they may be assisted under the conditions set out in article 762.The hearing is held in chambers, without…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-35

…the sentenced person with the obligations and prohibitions imposed, the sentence enforcement judge may, in accordance with the procedures laid down by article 712-6, withdraw all or part of the sente…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-7

Each list is awarded as many elected representatives as the number of votes it has obtained contains times the electoral quotient. The electoral quotient is equal to the total number of votes obtained…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 762

…here representation by a lawyer is not compulsory, the parties shall defend themselves. The parties may be assisted or represented by: -a lawyer; -their spouse, cohabitee or the person with whom they…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Debts of the deceased

Article 770

…from which it emanates. They must represent the other titles, deeds or writings which the creditor may not, on pain of damages, refuse to communicate under receipt.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The right to temporary accommodation and the right to lifetime accommodation

Article 764

Unless the deceased wishes otherwise in accordance with article 971, the successor spouse who actually occupied, at the time of death, as his or her principal dwelling, a dwelling belonging to the spo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: The audit incident.

Article 291

…of the parties, if necessary in the presence of a consultant, or any other investigative measure.He may hear the alleged author of the contested writing.

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