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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Invalidity of acts for substantive irregularity.

Article 120

Objections to nullity based on failure to comply with the substantive rules relating to procedural documents must be raised ex officio where they are of public policy. The judge may raise ex officio n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal.

Article 125

A plea of inadmissibility must be raised of the court's own motion where it is a matter of public policy, in particular where it arises from failure to comply with the time limits within which appeals…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: The law.

Article 12

The judge shall decide the dispute in accordance with the rules of law applicable to it. He must give or restore their exact characterisation to the facts and acts in dispute without stopping at the n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 128

The parties may conciliate, of their own accord or on the judge's initiative, throughout the proceedings.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 128

The judgment declaring absence carries with it, from the time of transcription, all the effects that the established death of the absent person would have had. The measures taken for the administratio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 121

These same provisions do not apply to presumed absentees or persons mentioned in Article 120 when they have left sufficient power of attorney to represent them and administer their property. The same…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 122

…stablished the presumption of absence, either in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 112, or during one of the legal proceedings provided for in articles 217 and 219, 1426 and 1429, abse…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 120

The foregoing provisions, relating to the representation of presumed absentees and the administration of their property, shall also apply to persons who, as a result of removal, find themselves in spi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 124

As soon as the extracts have been published, the request is forwarded, via the public prosecutor, to the court, which rules on the basis of the exhibits and documents produced and having regard to the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 127

…gment is given, extracts from it are published in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 123, within the time limit set by the court. The decision is deemed null and void if it has not been…

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