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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 678

Where representation is compulsory, the representatives of the parties must also first be notified of the judgment: a) By delivery of a copy of the decision by the court registry, where the parties ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 448

The designation by a person of one or more persons to perform the duties of curator or guardian in the event that he or she is placed under curatorship or guardianship is binding on the judge, unless…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 342

If, after the proceedings, the evidence of a witness appears to be false, the president, either of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor or one of the parties, may specially order…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 410

The accused duly summoned in person must appear, unless he provides an excuse recognised as valid by the court before which he is summoned. The accused has the same obligation when it is established t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-21

The "brevet professionnel" (vocational certificate) is awarded for the "activity leader" speciality or the "sports educator" speciality and a subject, multi-discipline or field-related speciality. In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-4

Early termination of a fixed-term employment contract at the initiative of the employer, other than in cases of serious misconduct, force majeure or unfitness for work certified by the occupational ph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1-1

Publicity for meetings of the expert commissions, boards and collegiate bodies mentioned in I of article L. 1451-1 and which are consulted as part of administrative decision-making procedures is organ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-7

Where an insurance contract is offered under the freedom to provide services within the meaning of article L. 362-2 or by a branch pursuant to article L. 362-1, the policyholder is informed, before an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1-1-1

Article L. 22-10-36 of the French Commercial Code applies to the insurance and reinsurance companies referred to in Articles L. 310-1 and L. 310-1-1 which take the form of a société anonyme and whose…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-16

The approvals referred to in articles R. 342-5 and R. 342-15 may stipulate that the work carried out by their beneficiaries is limited to certain categories of equipment and certain categories of chec…

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