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Showing 82018210 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-7

…ontractors to reach an amicable agreement aimed at putting an end to the company's difficulties. It may also submit any proposal relating to the safeguarding of the company, the continuation of econom…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-10

…of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-166-1 to L. 214-168Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-169 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-170 Order no. 2019…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-9

In application of the two preceding articles, the child's residence may be fixed alternately at the domicile of each of the parents or at the domicile of one of them.At the request of one of the paren…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-1

If the interests of the child so require, the judge may entrust the exercise of parental authority to one of the two parents. The exercise of rights of access and accommodation may only be refused to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by the tutor without authorisation

Article 503

…ovable property, and within six months for other property, together with the provisional budget. He may obtain any information and documents required to draw up the inventory from any public or privat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 505

The tutor may not, without authorisation from the family council or, failing that, the judge, make any dispositive acts in the name of the protected person.The authorisation determines the stipulation…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 477

…age or an emancipated minor who is not the subject of a guardianship measure or family habilitation may instruct one or more persons, by a single mandate, to represent him or her in the event that, fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-9

…red for at least five years and whose articles of association propose to assist victims of offences may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of offences falling within the scope of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 373-1

…to property that is not in the hands of the law, the court ruling without the assistance of jurors may, in order to guarantee the execution of this sentence, order the seizure, at the advanced expens…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-48

…ntal education leave and the period of part-time work are initially for a maximum of one year. They may be extended twice to end at the latest at the end of the periods defined in the second and fourt…

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