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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment of ancillary measures

Article 1085

The judge may request communication of the file to the court that pronounced the divorce.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment of ancillary measures

Article 1083

Where the judgment granting the divorce is under appeal, the modification of provisionally enforceable ancillary measures pursuant to Article 1074-1, in the event of the occurrence of a new fact, may…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 6: Guardianship.

Article 1254-1

For the application of the article 511 of the Civil Code, where the protected person's resources allow and the director of the registry considers it useful, the latter may request, at the protected pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public service for validation of prior learning

Article L6411-1

The role of the public service for validation of prior learning is to provide guidance and support to anyone applying for validation of their prior learning who can demonstrate that their activity is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public service for validation of prior learning

Article L6411-2

…body mentioned in article L. 5315-1, the skills operators and the regional joint inter-professional committees are ex officio members of the grouping, which other public or private legal entities may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-24

The magistrates of the public prosecutor's office and any official of the public prosecutor's office specially authorised by the public prosecutor shall exercise the powers conferred on this magistrat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-25

The recording of personal data in the file is carried out directly by authorised or empowered persons. The recording and consultation of the file is carried out via secure telecommunication means. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-23

No interconnection, matching or linking within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne peuvent être effectués entre le fichier prév…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R179

Each hearing judicial officer receives a daily allowance of:1° 20 euros for the service of a hearing of the Cour de cassation;2° 130 euros for the service of a hearing of the cour d'assises;3° 60 euro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Costs of searching for and issuing reproductions of printed documents

Article R213

Each owner or custodian of printed documents, preserved on a medium of any kind whatsoever, is entitled to compensation of 3.81 euros per requisition for all the necessary archival research carried ou…

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