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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 530

…against a person under guardianship only from the day on which the judgment is notified both to his legal representative and to the subrogated guardian, if any, even if the latter has not been implica…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 654

Service must be effected personally. Service on a legal person is effected personally when the document is delivered to its legal representative, to an authorised representative of the latter or to an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 198

Where proof of a legal celebration of the marriage is acquired by the result of criminal proceedings, the entry of the judgment in the civil status registers ensures that the marriage has full civil e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and termination of guardianship

Article 390

…ise of parental authority.It is also established in respect of a child whose parentage has not been legally established.There is no derogation from the specific laws governing the child welfare servic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-2

…er shall mention the surname, first names, date and place of birth and domicile of the accused, the legal classification, date and place of the act imputed, a reference to the applicable texts and, in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R222-28

…ber States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who are legally established in one of these States to carry out the activity of sports agent and who intend…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 866

Reportable sums bear interest at the legal rate, unless otherwise stipulated. This interest accrues from the opening of the succession when the heir owed it to the deceased and from the day the debt i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1845

…provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all civil companies, unless derogated from by the special legal status to which some of them are subject. All companies to which the law does not attribute an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-9

…ctivities referred to in Article L. 3122-3, when the actual duration of night work is less than the legal duration set in application of Article L. 3121-27, the compensation referred to in Article L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advertising.

Article R*322-86

…ocuments mentioned in article R. 322-85 is published in one of the newspapers authorised to publish legal notices in the département where the registered office is located. Proof of publication is pro…

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