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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-35

Any clause in the contract by which the consumer-vendor waives his right of withdrawal is void.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption judgment

Article 353-2

Third-party proceedings against the adoption judgment are admissible only in the event of fraud or deceit attributable to the adopters or to the spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or coh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption judgment

Article 353-1

Adoption is granted at the request of the adopter or adopters by the judicial court, which verifies within a period of six months from the date of referral to the court whether the conditions of the l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-35

If, from the time of the customer's request, the services referred to in article A. 444-34 are provided in less than 24 hours, they give rise to the collection of an increased fee under the conditions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-35

In an emergency resulting from an imminent risk of evidence being destroyed or serious harm to persons or property, the operations mentioned in Article 230-32 may be set up or prescribed by a judicial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1251-35

The agreement or the extended branch agreement of the user company may set the maximum number of renewals possible for an assignment contract. This number may neither have the purpose nor the effect o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-35

In the event of refusal of payment, on the request made under the two preceding articles, the owner of the lost bill of exchange retains all his rights by an act of protest. This deed must be made on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Placement with a view to adoption

Article 352-1

The prospective adopter(s) shall perform the usual acts of parental authority in relation to the person of the child from the time the child is handed over until the adoption judgment is delivered.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Placement with a view to adoption

Article 352-2

Placement with a view to full adoption precludes any return of the child to his or her family of origin. It defeats any declaration of filiation and any recognition.If the placement with a view to ado…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article L614-35

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 614-32 and in the second paragraph of I of article L. 614-34, the owner of the patent or of the supplementary protection certificate attached to…

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