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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 29

Where an entry has been registered even though it was inadmissible because an essential condition was missing, the court in charge of the register may strike it off ex officio. It must inform the inte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Civil liability

Article A822-29

The insurance contracts referred to in Article R. 822-36 include guarantees that comply with or are at least equivalent to those defined by the clauses specified in Appendix 8-8 to this book. They spe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-27

…es and duration of the certification tests delegated to the training body in application of article R. 212-10-8 are set by the regional director of youth, sport and social cohesion in the authorisatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of and supplementary registrations

Article A123-23

By virtue of the derogation provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-67, the associations mentioned in article L. 213-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code and which are registered in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 2: Declarations for the purpose of secondary registration outside the jurisdiction of the principal place of business

Article A123-21

By virtue of the derogation provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-63, the associations mentioned in article L. 213-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code and which are registered in the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 2

The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure do not apply to the following matters:- guardianship, legal administrations and curatorships under local law;- judicial division and judicial sale of real…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 27

Requests for registration may be taken in minutes by the registrar.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 20

Any person showing a legitimate interest may request the issue of a copy of the certificate of inheritance.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 23

The decisions of the judicial court may be challenged by immediate appeal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Ladders, stepladders and steps

Article R4323-86

…ers are used in such a way as to ensure that the various elements are fixed in relation to each other. The overlap length of the sections of an extension ladder must always be sufficient to ensure the…

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