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Article 1074-3 of the French Code of civil procedure

The decision and approved agreement referred to in 1° and 2° of I of Article 373-2-2 of the Civil Code which fix a maintenance allowance in full or in part in cash without ruling out financial intermediation for its payment under the conditions provided for by 1° or 2° of II of the same Article, as well as the decision which, where applicable, subsequently sets up this intermediation pursuant to the second paragraph of III of the same Article, are notified to the parties by the court clerk’s office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

In the event of a return to the court clerk’s office, the parties are notified of the decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
In the event that the letter of notification is returned to the court clerk’s office and the acknowledgement of receipt has not been signed under the conditions provided for in article 670 of this code, the court clerk shall invite the parties to proceed by way of service.

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Article 1074-3

La décision et la convention homologuée mentionnées aux 1° et 2° du I de l’article 373-2-2 du code civil qui fixent une pension alimentaire en tout ou partie en numéraire sans écarter l’intermédiation financière de son versement dans les conditions prévues par les 1° ou 2° du II du même article, ainsi que la décision qui, le cas échéant, met en place ultérieurement cette intermédiation en application du second alinéa du III du même article sont notifiées aux parties par le greffe par lettre recommandée avec demande d’avis de réception.


En cas de retour au greffe de la lettre de notification, dont l’avis de réception n’a pas été signé dans les conditions prévues à l’article 670 du présent code, le greffier invite les parties à procéder par voie de signification.

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