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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180

Claims made pursuant to

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1175

Exceptions are made to the provisions of the previous article for private-signature deeds relating to family and inheritance law, except for private-signature agreements countersigned by lawyers in th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of information, transparency and comparison of tenders

Article L224-42-4

An online platform operator, within the meaning of article L. 111-7, offering end-users, free of charge, a tool for comparing and evaluating publicly available Internet access service offerings and in…

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

Article 1174

The judgment is delivered in open court. Its operative part specifies whether it is a full adoption or a simple adoption and contains the particulars prescribed by article 1056. It also contains, wher…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-11

The commission's secretariat is provided by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-11

The right to an increase in the capital grant provided for in articles D. 5212-8 to D. 5212-10 is open for a period of five years from the date of creation of the syndicat de communes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Other special provisions

Article R4226-11

Electric welding equipment which, in normal operation, presents particular risks of electric shock must be built and used in accordance with the safety regulations laid down by order of the Minister f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-11

The term of office for employee representatives on health, safety and working conditions committees is set at three years.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-4

The obligations laid down in this section apply to contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments for which the special nature of the techniques, the small number of candidates with the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Civil status documents

Article 1119

Until the reconstitution or restitution of the registers has been carried out, notarial acts which, at the termes de l'article 46 du code civil, peuvent suppléer tous les actes de l'état civil dont le…

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