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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS

Article L1831-2

I. - The provisions of the single chapter of Title II of Book II of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-4

The public prosecutor is required to act if requested to do so by a public authority or by a third party who has raised the nationality objection before a court which has stayed the proceedings pursua…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Preliminary Title: Publication, effects and application of laws in general

Article 6-2

All children whose filiation has been legally established have the same rights and duties in their relationship with their parents, subject to the provisions specific to simple adoption. Parentage bri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-5

Judgments and rulings handed down in matters of French nationality by the ordinary law judge have effect even with regard to those who were neither parties nor represented. Any interested party is, ho…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-1

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts competent to hear disputes over the French or foreign nationality of natural persons shall be determined by decree.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-3

Any person has the right to act to have it decided that he or she has or does not have French nationality. The public prosecutor has the same right with regard to any person. He is a necessary defenda…

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

Article 137-2

…on is ordered by the investigating judge, who rules after hearing the public prosecutor's submissions. Judicial supervision may also be ordered by the liberty and custody judge, when the matter is ref…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-2

…plexity of the case justifies the court assigning a judge from the competent investigating division and there is no division within the judicial court, this appearance must take place before the inves…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union representation at company and establishment level

Article L2122-2

…to a national cross-industry trade union confederation which meet the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 and which received at least 10% of the votes cast in the first round of the most recent elections fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-2

Compliance, at the Etablissement Français du Sang, with the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the quality and safety of labile blood products is guaranteed by a responsible person appo…

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