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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-131

The victim may not bring a civil action in accordance with articles 87 and 89 that when one of the acts mentioned in the first paragraph of article 696-130 has been performed. The civil party has the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-172

…d for by articles 706-169 à 706-171, the committal order or arrest warrant remains enforceable; the acts of prosecution or investigation and the formalities carried out before the decision to relinqui…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R*322-70

…to the President of the Court of First Instance at the location of the company's registered office, acting in summary proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Protests

Article L511-53

The act of protest contains the literal transcription of the bill of exchange, the acceptance, endorsements and recommendations indicated therein, the summons to pay the amount of the bill of exchange…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-7

…months.The official receiver and the public prosecutor may at any time request communication of any acts or documents relating to the proceedings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1030

The order granting leave to act forgery shall be served on the defendant within fifteen days, with a summons to declare whether he intends to make use of the document alleged to be forged. This summon…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2021

When the trustee acts on behalf of the trust, he or she must expressly mention this. Similarly, when the trust assets include property or rights whose transfer is subject to publicity, the transfer mu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Traders.

Article R128-1

…the national file of those prohibited from managing to the group mentioned in a of article R. 741-5 acting on its behalf and under its authority.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Traders.

Article R128-10

The rights of access and rectification provided by articles 39 and 40 of amended Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the Consei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article R2421-2

The notifications and formal notices provided for in articles L. 2421-6, L. 2421-7 and L. 2421-9 are made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. When formal notice has not reached the a…

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