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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-4

…sent to the adoption of children under the age of two is valid only if the child has actually been handed over to the child welfare service, except in cases where there is a relationship of kinship or…

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

Article 397-4

…n be placed or kept in detention by a specially reasoned decision. The provisions of articles 148-2 and 471, second paragraph, are applicable. The court shall rule within four months of the appeal by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-4

…ild has been entrusted to a third party, parental authority continues to be exercised by the father and mother; however, the person to whom the child has been entrusted performs all the usual acts rel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-4 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 321-11 AND A. 321-13)

Article Annexe 3-4

Legal tests and economic and accounting subjectsCivil law: General concepts on:-property: classification of property, movables, methods of acquiring ownership, possession, usufruct;-obligations: sourc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-4

In the course of its supervision under Articles 387-1 and 387-3, the judge may ask the legal administrator for an inventory of the minor's assets to be sent to him or her, as well as an updated invent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3

…the duration of unpaid work may not exceed thirty hours, within a maximum period of three months, and the duration of the ban on issuing cheques may also not exceed three months. The measures provid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-4

…orities of the department, in particular for the application of the last paragraph of Article 39-2, and to ensure the coordination of activities relating thereto. This prosecutor keeps the other prose…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-3

Any person who has reported facts to the public prosecutor may lodge an appeal with the public prosecutor against the decision to close the case with no further action taken following this report. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 4-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 462-1)

Article Annexe 4-3

Uniform instrument for requests based on Articles 25 and 26 of Directive 2019/1 ☐ Request for notification of preliminary objections and other documents pursuant to Art. 25 of Directive 2019/1/ EU ☐ A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34-4

…issued in accordance with the conditions set out in the same article.The votes are counted by union and a secure printout is made for inclusion in the electronic voting record. The members of the elec…

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