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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article D621-37-1-2

I.-The decision to suspend and, where applicable, to lay off a director with immediate effect referred to in article L. 1332-3 of the Labour Code, taken pursuant to article L. 631-13-8, shall be notif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-6-2

…ed to securities registered in a joint account are exercised by one or other of the joint account holders under the conditions determined by the account opening agreement.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-2

In areas of State competence, the authorities of the Republic may empower the President of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion to negotiate and sign agreements with one or more Sta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-2

In Mayotte, the contributions mentioned in Title III of Book I of this Part are managed by a single cross-industry skills operator.The conditions governing the designation and operation of this skills…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2-1

Notwithstanding article L. 311-1 of the General Civil Service Code and article L. 6143-7-2 of this Code, hospital civil servants managing the establishments mentioned in article L. 5 of the General Ci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-2

The request for a hearing is made to the judge without formality by the minor himself or by the parties. It may be made at any stage of the proceedings and even for the first time on appeal.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of the mother in the birth certificate

Article 311-25

Parentage is established, in respect of the mother, by her designation in the child's birth certificate.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-2

When the child's parents are deceased, unable to express their wishes or have lost their rights of parental authority, consent is given by the family council, after consulting the person who, in fact,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 249-3

If an application for a legal protection measure has been filed or is pending, the divorce application may not be examined until after the judgment ruling on the implementation of such a protection me…

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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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