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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 982

The respondent to the appeal has a period of two months from the service of the appellant's statement of case to submit to the registry of the Cour de cassation a statement in response signed by a law…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1338

The heir advances the costs of advertising to the court registry. These costs are borne by the estate. However, where the heir declares that he is retaining an asset from the estate, the costs associa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2 : Judicial homologation of the change of matrimonial property regime

Article 1300-4

The application for homologation of a change of matrimonial property regime is brought before the family court of the family's place of residence.An extract of the application is forwarded by the appl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Judicial homologation

Article 1566

The judge shall rule on the application presented to him without debate, unless he deems it necessary to hear the parties. If the application is granted, any interested party may refer the matter to t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made abroad or in international arbitration matters

Article 1516

The arbitral award may only be enforced by virtue of an exequatur order issued by the judicial court within whose jurisdiction it was made or by the Paris judicial court where it was made abroad.The p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-24

When the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is raised by a detainee, in support of a request that may be made by handing it to the head…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-13

The competent magistrate must inform the interested party of his decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within three months of receiving the request. If there is no response wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R301

The first paragraph of Article R. 76 reads as follows: "Bulletin No. 1 is requested from the registry of the court of first instance of the place of birth or, in accordance with the second paragraph o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-39

In application of I of article L. 611-8, the agreement of the parties is recorded by an order of the president of the court, who has the executory clause affixed to it by the court clerk. The debtor's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-11

The administrator or, failing this, the liquidator shall report to the official receiver on the execution of the acts enabling the plan to be implemented in accordance with Article L. 642-8. When he h…

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