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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258-1

…f the future protection mandate established pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 477 of the Civil Code, the mandatary shall appear in person at the registry of the judicial court in whose jurisd…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-125

…to the transfer of all or part of the shares or corporate units is obtained under the conditions provided for by articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and by the Article 10 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 Decembe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-125

The annual accounts referred to in Article L. 214-50 shall be made available to the Statutory Auditor within forty-five days of the end of the financial year. The management report referred to in arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-125

The same project cannot benefit from both production aid for genre films and production aid before and after completion.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-125

The Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall execute the arrest warrant in the form of a European arrest warrant in accordance with Article 695-16.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-125

In other cases, the Investigating Chamber issues a judgment declaring the person not criminally responsible on the grounds of mental disorder by which: 1° It declares that there are sufficient charges…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to installations

Article A322-125

…age areas for equipment, tools and products used to maintain the facilities, forage and manure, and veterinary products must be secured and suitably signposted to ensure the safety of people.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258-3

…the agent, together with the documents produced. If the court clerk considers that the conditions have not been met, he returns the mandate to the agent, together with the accompanying documents, with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-3

The referral to the judge on the basis of articles 479, 480, 484 or 493 of the Civil Code shall be made by application delivered or addressed to the registry. The application shall state the surname,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-1

The beneficiary of the mandate, the principal or the agent who has not appeared before the Registrar shall be informed by the person appearing of the end of the execution of the mandate by registered…

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