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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-3

The court shall rule, within a period of ten days from the date on which the matter is referred to it, on the application for the opposition to be dismissed made by the author of the acknowledgement,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-1

Where there are serious indications, based where applicable on the civil registrar's hearing of the person who acknowledged the child, that the acknowledgement is fraudulent, the civil registrar shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-31

The court shall rule on the authorisation provided for in Article L. 626-14 at the request of the debtor in the light of the report of the commissaire à l'exécution du plan. Its decision is notified t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval and supervision of pre-orientation and vocational education centres

Article R5213-31

The pre-orientation centres are placed under the control of the ministers responsible for social security, social action, employment, vocational training and, where applicable, agriculture, as well as…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Evidence and presumptions

Article 311-1

Possession of status is established by a sufficient collection of facts that reveal the filiation and kinship link between a person and the family to which he or she is said to belong. The main of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Evidence and presumptions

Article 310-3

Parentage is proved by the child's birth certificate, by the acknowledgement certificate or by the notoriety certificate establishing possession of status. If an action is brought pursuant to Chapter…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-31

The tests and analyses are carried out by State laboratories.The competence of each laboratory authorised to carry out these tests and analyses is set by an order of the minister responsible for the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-31

I.-The establishment or service project and the operating rules are sent to the President of the Departmental Council after their final adoption and after any modification. II.-The essential character…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-31

In application of the provisions of 3° of article L. 2135-13, the fund allocates the credits between each of the organisations mentioned in 3° of article L. 2135-12 on the basis of their audience in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-4-2

Any person who practises speech and language therapy within the meaning of article L. 4341-1 is practising the profession of speech and language therapist illegally without :1° holding a certificate o…

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