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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2

…tual consent taking the form of a private deed countersigned by lawyers filed with the minutes of a notary or a homologated agreement setting out the arrangements for the exercise of parental authorit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 512

…tify, the judge shall, upon receipt of the inventory of the provisional budget, appoint a qualified professional to verify and approve the accounts in accordance with the conditions laid down by decre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-3

…is measure may be ordered in view of the nature of the offences charged. In all cases, the order is notified to the person under investigation, who receives a full copy of it against signature in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177

If the investigating judge considers that the facts do not constitute a felony, misdemeanour or contravention, or if the perpetrator has remained unknown, or if there are insufficient charges against…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-41

…dure provided for in that same article. If he or she considers that the geolocation operations were not carried out properly, that the conditions set out in the said article have not been met or that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-10

…it be subject to an assessment of its actual impact at the end of a period that it sets, which may not be less than two years. It may also request an assessment of the actual impact of a regulation i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article R412-2

Where the eviction relates to a place inhabited by the person being evicted or by any occupant in his or her own right, the judge who orders the eviction or who, before issuing the order to vacate the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-4

Authors who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and their successors in title within the meaning of the pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 795

…judge and decisions given by the panel of judges pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 789 are not subject to opposition. An appeal or appeal in cassation may only be lodged with the judgment rul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-30

…necessary, in the presence of an interpreter. The Investigating Chamber may, by a decision which is not subject to appeal, authorise the issuing Member State to intervene at the hearing through a pers…

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