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Showing 201210 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 123

…rtificate of discharge given by the customs officers. 2. The Director General of Customs and Excise may, in order to prevent fraud, make the discharge of sureties given to guarantee the export or re-e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Judicial separation of property.

Article 1293

The judgment may not be given until one month after the entry provided for in the preceding article has been made in the margin of the birth certificate of each of the spouses or, if that certificate…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 122

…stablished the presumption of absence, either in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 112, or during one of the legal proceedings provided for in articles 217 and 219, 1426 and 1429, abse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 125

…e questioned under the same conditions. However, if the questioning cannot be immediate, the person may be held by the police or gendarmerie for a maximum of twenty-four hours following his arrest bef…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Judicial separation of property.

Article 1292

…with the procedures laid down in Chapter III of Title I of this Book.An extract of the application may, in addition, be published in a newspaper circulated within the jurisdiction of the court seised…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…ringements of the regulatory provisions adopted pursuant to II of article L. 231-1, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-6, L. 236-1, L. 236-2 and L. 236-4 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, with the except…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 127

…gment is given, extracts from it are published in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 123, within the time limit set by the court. The decision is deemed null and void if it has not been…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Notices of hearing

Article 1225

…modify or review the adult protection measure. The public prosecutor's office is also notified and may, of its own motion or at the request of the guardianship judge, submit its opinion or conclusion…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement in a Member State of the European Union of financial penalties imposed by the French authorities

Article D48-12

…in a Member State of the European Union or possesses assets or income there, the public prosecutor may request enforcement of the financial penalty from the competent authority of the State in which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-12

…for him or her in the event of impediment as provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 722-12.

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