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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-2

Any act of opposition by the public prosecutor shall mention the forenames and surname of the author of the acknowledgement as well as the forenames and surname, date and place of birth of the child c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 310-2

If there exists between the father and mother of the child any of the impediments to marriage provided for by articles 161 and 162 on the grounds of parentage, parentage having already been establishe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24

The option of choice available under articles 311-21 and 311-23 may be exercised only once.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial autopsies

Article 230-31

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-31

The High Council for Mountain Sports draws up its own rules of procedure and submits them to the Minister for Sport for approval.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Qualification of economic operators

Article R2162-31

Contracting entities shall ensure that economic operators may at any time request to be qualified. The rules and criteria for qualification shall be communicated to them at their request. Updated rule…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-31

The purchaser may provide for bonuses for participants in the dialogue. The amount of the bonus is indicated in the consultation documents and the remuneration of the contractor takes account of any b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-31

When the decision of the Investigating Chamber grants the extradition of the person claimed and this decision is final, the Public Prosecutor shall notify the Minister of Justice, who shall inform the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-31

As an exception to the provisions of Article 750, the maximum duration of judicial restraint is set at one year when the fine and pecuniary penalties imposed for one of the offences mentioned in artic…

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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 723-31

The risk of re-offending mentioned in Article 723-29 must be established by a medical assessment ordered by the sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the provisions of article 712-16, the conc…

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