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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Organisation and operation

Article L1232-1

I.-The Board of Directors of the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires shall, through its deliberations, regulate the affairs of the establishment. II -The Board of Directors includes, with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 278-1

The expert may be assisted in the performance of his mission by the person of his choice, who acts under his control and responsibility.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…une 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and international child abduction (recast) shall be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-10

…une 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility as well as international child abduction (recast) sh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-1

…rming the decision and enforcement is likely to entail manifestly excessive consequences; in the latter case, the first president may also take the measures provided for in Articles 517 and 518 to 522…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…tion and enforcement of decisions and the acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and the creation of a European Certificate of Succession;- Articles 44 to 57 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Holding of meetings

Article 234-1

Where the chief town of the department in which the assizes are held is not the seat of a judicial court, the judicial court referred to in articles 242,251,261-1,262,263,265,266,270,271 and 289 is th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Appeal in cassation.

Article L1462-1

The judgements of industrial tribunals may be appealed.However, they give final rulings below a rate set by decree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-11

…3 to L. 1322-7, the compensation due by the owner of the spring may not exceed the amount of the material losses suffered by the owner of the land and the cost of the work that has become useless, pl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-12

…sions concerning the execution or destruction of works on the land of others may only be executed after the deposit of a bond, the amount of which is set by the court and which serves as a guarantee f…

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