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Showing 21812190 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Parental authority over the person of the child

Article 371-3

The child may not, without the permission of the father and mother, leave the family home and may only be removed from it in cases of necessity as determined by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Parental authority over the person of the child

Article 371-6

A child leaving the national territory without being accompanied by a holder of parental authority shall be in possession of an authorisation to leave the territory signed by a holder of parental auth…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Intercountry adoption, conflicts of law and the effect in France of adoptions granted abroad

Article 370-4

The effects of an adoption granted in France are those of French law.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 375-1

The civil party is treated in the same way as the witness with regard to the payment of compensation, unless the court decides otherwise.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 375-2

Persons convicted of the same crime shall be jointly and severally liable for restitution and damages. In addition, the court may, by special reasoned decision, order that an accused person who has su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-6

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to persons remanded for related offences. The court may, however, on the application of the public prosecutor and after hearing the observations of the parti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Judgment and minutes

Article 379-1

The minutes of the judgments handed down by the assize court are collected and deposited at the registry of the judicial court, the seat of the said court. However, the minutes of judgments handed dow…

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French Customs CodeIn force
F. - Payment of sums fraudulently or improperly obtained.

Article 377 bis

1. In addition to tax penalties, the courts shall order the payment of sums defrauded or improperly obtained. 2. Even when it does not pronounce a sentence, the criminal court is competent to rule on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-37

The Public Prosecutor shall notify the owner of the building, the lessor and the owner of the land where an establishment is operated in which the facts referred to in 2° of article 225-10 of the Pena…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General calculation methods

Article 311-37

For each reference work, the sum representing the automatic financial assistance calculated is obtained by multiplying the value of the minute point by its weighted duration.

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