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Showing 12911300 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 459-1

…ishment or a social or medico-social establishment under the conditions provided for in the'article 451, and that this person or service must either take a decision requiring the authorisation of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties for intermediaries

Article L354-4

…ble in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in articles L. 354-1 and L. 354-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table belo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 349

…This consent is given in accordance with the forms provided for in the second paragraph of article 348-3. It may be withdrawn at any time until the adoption is granted.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348

When the filiation of a minor is established with regard to both parents, both must consent to the adoption. If one of them is deceased, unable to express his or her will, or has lost his or her right…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 350

The court may order the adoption, if it is in the interests of the adopted person, of a minor over the age of thirteen or of a protected adult of full age, both of whom are unable to give their person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Judgment and minutes

Article 377

The minute of the judgment rendered after deliberation by the assize court and the minute of the judgments rendered by the court are signed by the president and the court clerk. All such judgments mus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Judgment and minutes

Article 378

To record the completion of the prescribed formalities, the Registrar shall draw up minutes which shall be signed by the President and by the said Registrar. The minutes shall be drawn up and signed w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Judgment and minutes

Article 379

Unless the president orders otherwise of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor or the parties, no mention shall be made in the minutes either of the replies of the accused or of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Judgment and minutes

Article 376

The court clerk writes the judgment; the legal texts applied are indicated.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Appeals in cassation.

Article 366

The rules in force in the territory concerning cassation proceedings in civil and criminal matters are applicable to customs cases.

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