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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application

Article 1218-1

…ularly relating to his or her autonomy.The court clerk shall notify the public prosecutor of the proceedings initiated, except where the latter is the applicant.The court clerk shall notify the public…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application

Article 1219-1

The requests sent by the public prosecutor to guardianship judges contain the information mentioned in articles 1216-1 to 1216-3.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1214-1

…ses relating to the legal protection of adults shall be communicated to the Public Prosecutor's Office in accordance with the provisions of Articles 424 and 426 to 428 of this code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 1300-1

Oppositions made by the persons referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article 1397 of the Civil Code are notified to the notary who drew up the deed. He informs the spouses. In the event o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1546-1

The parties may enter into a participatory procedure agreement for the purposes of readiness to proceed at any time during the proceedings.The parties may, at any time, expressly waive the right to re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-12

As soon as a payment service provider managing accounts has a dedicated interface complying with the obligations set out in Article 32 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 Novembe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the shareholding to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To companies that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article R773-16

Article R. 526-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article R773-12

Article R. 522-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article R774-16

Article R. 526-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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