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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article D47-37-6

…as the accused materially committed the act of which he is accused and for which he has been deemed not criminally responsible? " If the court answers this question in the affirmative, Articles 706-13…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 79

Where the court does not rule on the substance of the dispute, but the determination of jurisdiction depends on a question of substance, the court must, in the operative part of the judgment, rule on…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 582

The third party opposition seeks to have a judgment retracted or reformed in favour of the third party attacking it.It calls into question in relation to its author the points of judgment that it crit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Parental authority over the person of the child

Article 371-5

The child must not be separated from his or her brothers and sisters, unless this is not possible or if his or her interests require another solution. Where appropriate, the judge will rule on persona…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 468

If the accused benefits from a legal cause for exemption from punishment, the court shall find him guilty and exempt him from punishment. It shall rule, where appropriate, on the civil action, as set…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21

Before any appeal is lodged, challenges to the validity of the electoral process must be submitted within five days of the announcement of the results to the president of the main polling station, who…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Application for suspension of the final decision on the obligation to leave French territory

Article L752-8

The actual removal of the foreign national may not take place during the forty-eight hour period referred to in article L. 752-7 or, in the event of a referral to the president of the administrative c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Gifts and bequests

Article L2242-2

When a gift or bequest is made to a hamlet or district that does not constitute a section of a commune, the municipal council decides whether to accept the donation.If it is accepted, the commune mana…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-1

…ged. Failing this, the president of the national disciplinary chamber may forward the complaint to another disciplinary chamber of first instance.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-10

If the closing meeting provided for in article L. 237-9 is unable to deliberate, or if it refuses to approve the liquidator's accounts, a ruling is made, by court order, at the request of the liquidat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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