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Showing 2131–2140 of 37919 articles for “Art. L 17”
…t or administration of a credit institution, a finance company or an organisation mentioned in Articles 5 and 8 of Article L. 511-6 , or who is employed by one of these, is bound by professional secre…
Where an investigative measure ordered abroad pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between the courts of the Member St…
The judge responsible for carrying out or supervising the performance of an investigative measure may establish that the parties have reached an agreement, even in part.
Where an investigative measure ordered abroad pursuant to the regulation referred to in Article 178-1 is likely to give rise to interpreting costs during its execution by the requested court, the judg…
Subject to the exceptions provided for in Articles 21-18, 21-19 and 21-20, naturalisation may only be granted to a foreigner who can prove habitual residence in France for the five years preceding the…
At the request of the diplomatic or consular authority with jurisdiction over the place of celebration of the marriage, the hearing and individual interviews with the future spouses referred to in art…
When the formalities provided for in Article 171-2 have been complied with and the marriage has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country, it shall be entered in the civil status registers…
Where the marriage has been celebrated in contravention of the provisions of Article 171-2, transcription is preceded by a joint hearing of the spouses and, where appropriate, individual interviews by…
A marriage contracted in a foreign country between French nationals, or between a French national and a foreign national, is valid if it has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country of ce…
In order to be enforceable against third parties in France, the marriage record of a French national celebrated by a foreign authority must be transcribed into French civil status registers. In the ab…
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