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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1220-1

…the hearing in the presence of the attending physician or any other person.The lawyer of the person to be protected or protected is informed of the date and place of the hearing.A record of the hearin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VI: Conciliation and mediation

Article 127-1

If the parties fail to reach the agreement provided for in Article 131-1, the judge may order them to meet, within a time limit that he or she determines, with a mediator responsible for informing the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1222-1

…upon written request and without any restriction other than the needs of the service, by the adult to be protected or protected, where applicable, by his lawyer as well as by the person or persons re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1223-1

Subject to provisions of article 510 of the Civil Code relating to the communication of management accounts, the guardianship judge may, after pronouncement of the protective supervision judgment, aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12

…communications, addressed by an investment service provider other than an asset management company to clients, including potential clients, shall be accurate, clear and not misleading. Promotional co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-12

…nancy age and medical and psycho-social condition allow voluntary interruption of pregnancy, the doctor or midwife shall inform her of the different methods of voluntary interruption of pregnancy and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-12

An application for the protection order to be lifted or modified or for temporary dispensation from certain of its obligations, as well as an application for the order to be revoked or for new measure…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-12

…following the expiry of their period of validity will lapse. The equivalent value will be allocated to disadvantaged social categories, in particular in the form of holiday grants. The beneficiary may…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

Companies applying for financial assistance for the production of long or short cinematographic works or for the production of audiovisual works in the fiction or documentary genre must submit the fol…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compliance with social obligations

Article 122-10

…on-compliance with these obligations, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may refuse to grant the aid applied for or withdraw aid unduly granted.

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