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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The adoption procedure

Article 1175-1

…r. In the event of a full adoption, the original birth certificate kept by a French civil registrar and, where applicable, the birth certificate drawn up pursuant to article 58 of the Civil Code are,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-11

…icles D. 6143-39, R. 6145-6, R. 6145-10, R. 6145-29, D. 6145-32, D. 6145-34, R. 6145-40, R. 6145-65 and R. 6145-69 are adapted as follows: 1° In article D. 6143-39, the reference to article L. 6143-3…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-11

Home detention with electronic monitoring is treated in the same way as pre-trial detention for the purposes of counting its full duration against that of a custodial sentence, in accordance with Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

…lting from decree no. 2014-897 of 15 August 2014 relating to the judicial procedure for the release and review of non-consensual psychiatric care measures. Articles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-9, R. 3211-12,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-11

…information is communicated by the mediator before the hearing date set by the president of the panel.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1149-1

Where, in the case of a change of filiation, the child of full age consents to the change of his or her name, this consent is received by a civil registrar, a notary, a French diplomatic or consular a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-11

…rs, the court declares the proceedings terminated. This renders the European order for payment null and void.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R221-11

Where a judge's authorisation is required to proceed with the seizure, the bailiff shall bring it to the attention of the debtor or the holder, as the case may be; the authorisation shall be appended…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Firm prices

Article R2112-11

…f more than three months elapses between the date on which the tenderer set its price in the tender and the date on which performance of the services begins; 2° That the update will be made under econ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-11

A sentencing decision handed down by a French court or a court of a Member State may be transmitted, as the case may be, by the competent French authority for the purposes of recognition and enforceme…

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