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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 278

…ayment of the allowance will cease on the occurrence of a specified event. The benefit may take the form of an annuity granted for a limited period.The judge, however, refuses to approve the agreement…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The tutor

Article 403

…on the day of death, the exercise of parental authority. This appointment may only be made in the form of a will or a special declaration before a notary. It is binding on the family council unless…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article L133-6

…he payer has given his consent to the execution of the series of transactions, in particular in the form of a direct debit mandate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-1

…lity leave may be completed within or outside the company that proposed the leave.They may take the form of either an open-ended employment contract or a fixed-term employment contract concluded in ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-8

…e persons mentioned in article L. 1453-5, offering or providing benefits in cash or in kind, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, to the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-4, subject to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D112-26

The Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée is published in electronic form, under conditions that guarantee its authenticity and integrity, as well as the date of each publication.It can be…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-49

Where applicable, the operator issuing the form informs the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the implementation of the indexation mentioned in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 704

The parties may, in the event of difficulties, request, without form, from the registrar of the court having jurisdiction pursuant to Article 52, to verify the amount of costs mentioned in Article 695…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-15

…ursue the seizure and sale of their debtor's share in the undivided interest in accordance with the forms provided for by the Code of Civil Procedure. The provisions of article 1873-12 then apply.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528

…d by the public prosecutor or the accused, the case shall be brought before the police court in the forms of ordinary procedure. The judgment rendered in absentia, on the opposition of the accused, is…

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