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Showing 691700 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 102

…igating judge, assisted by his clerk; a record is made of their statements. The investigating judge may call in an interpreter of legal age, excluding his clerk and the witnesses. The interpreter, if…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 105

…s and corroborating evidence of having participated in the acts referred to the investigating judge may not be heard as witnesses.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 103

The witnesses take an oath to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The judge asks them for their surname, first names, age, status, profession, residence, whether they are related or allied…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 107

The minutes may not be interlined. Cross-outs and cross-overs are approved by the examining magistrate, the court clerk and the witness and, where applicable, by the interpreter. In the absence of app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 101

…rsons whose testimony he deems useful. A copy of this summons shall be delivered to them. Witnesses may also be summoned by simple letter, by registered letter or through administrative channels; they…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 106

Each page of the minutes is signed by the judge, the clerk and the witness. The latter is then invited to reread his statement as it has just been transcribed, and then to sign it if he declares that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 109

…all be required to appear, take an oath and give evidence subject to the provisions of Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code.Any journalist, heard as a witness about information gathered in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 108

Children under the age of 16 are heard without oath.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Gradual gifts.

Article 1052

It is up to the disposing party to prescribe guarantees and securities for the proper performance of the charge.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Gradual gifts.

Article 1051

…same applies to his heirs where they receive the gift under the conditions provided for in Article 1056.

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