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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 141

In the event of difficulty, or if any legitimate impediment is invoked, the judge who ordered the delivery or production may, on application without form made to him, retract or modify his decision. T…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 441

Even in cases where representation is compulsory the parties, assisted by their representative, may themselves make oral submissions.The court has the power to deprive them of the floor if passion or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 553

In the event of indivisibility with regard to several parties, an appeal by one party has effect with regard to the others even if they have not joined the proceedings; an appeal against one party is…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 444

The chairman may order the reopening of the proceedings. He must do so whenever the parties have not been able to explain to each other the legal or factual clarifications which had been requested of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 602

If the usufructuary does not find a surety, the buildings are farmed or sequestered; The sums included in the usufruct are invested; The commodities are sold and the price from them is similarly inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-10

In the event of a decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit having become final, the person placed under house arrest with electronic surveillance shall be entitled to compensation for the harm suffered i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-4

In the event of an appeal, even if inadmissible, being lodged against an order provided for in the first paragraph of article 179, the Investigating Chamber shall rule within two months of the date on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 427

Except where the law provides otherwise, offences may be established by any method of proof and the judge shall decide on the basis of his or her own personal conviction.The judge may base his or her…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 133-25-2, in the case of the levies referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012, the payer has an unconditional right to reimbursement wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting

Article L214-107

Apart from the cases in which a general meeting must be convened as provided for in this sub-paragraph, the Articles of Association may provide for certain decisions to be taken by means of a written…

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