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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Presumption of absence

Article 1063

The application shall be made, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to guardianship of adults.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Declaration of absence

Article 1068

The time limit within which extracts from the judgment declaring absence must be published may not exceed six months from the pronouncement of that judgment; it shall be mentioned in the extracts subm…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1073

The family court judge shall, where appropriate, be the pre-trial judge.He shall perform the functions of an interim relief judge.In the cases provided for by law or regulation, he shall rule in accor…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensatory allowance

Article 1079

The compensatory allowance may not be provisionally enforced. However, it may be provisionally enforced in whole or in part, where failure to enforce would have manifestly excessive consequences for t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-10

Pursuant to Articles 110 and 116 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products, the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-10

…t to Articles 41, 50, Article 56(6), Article 57 or Article 68(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-103

Exceptional aid is granted to the persons mentioned in article 911-102 who meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have suffered, in 2020, either a loss of turnover resulting from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Mandates entrusted with the execution of expenditure and the collection of revenue (articles D. 1611-32-10 to D. 1611-32-13)

Article D1611-32-10

The provisions of this sub-section set out the accounting and financial terms and conditions for mandates entrusted pursuant to Article L. 1611-7-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-10

…2020-1508 of 3 December 2020 L. 451-2-1 Order no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-3 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 451-4Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 II.-For its application in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-10

…may only be carried out using tattooing products that comply with the provisions of Articles L. 513-10-1 to L. 513-10-10. The rods used during initial piercing until healing and the rods used after he…

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