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Showing 25212530 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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 525

The public prosecutor who chooses the simplified procedure communicates the prosecution file and his or her submissions to the competent judge of the police court.The judge rules without prior debate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…procuring, exploitation of begging and endangering minors, provided for by the articles 221-1 à 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-34 à 222-40,224-1 à 224-8,225-4-1 à 225-4-4,225-5 à 225-10,225-12-1 à 225-12-3,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 519

…antee consists of a sum of money, this is deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations; it may also be deposited, at the request of one of the parties, with a third party appointed for this p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 521

The party ordered to pay sums other than maintenance, compensation or provisions may prevent provisional enforcement from being continued by depositing, with the judge's authorisation, cash or securit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Evocation.

Article 568

…vestigative measure, or which, ruling on a procedural objection, has terminated the proceedings, it may evoke the points not decided if it considers that it is in the interests of justice to give the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528

…the conditions provided for in articles 489 to 494-1. Until the opening of the hearing, the accused may expressly waive his opposition. The criminal order then becomes enforceable again and a new oppo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-5

Within ninety days of the inspection of a pharmaceutical establishment referred to in article R. 5124-2, a certificate of compliance with good practice is issued to the pharmacist in charge if, at the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 550

Subject to articles 905-2,909 and 910, the cross-appeal or the provoked appeal may be lodged, in any event, even if the person lodging it is precluded from acting as principal. In the latter case, how…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Judgement

Article R532-52

…m are reasoned.The decision states that the hearing was public, unless the provisions of Article L. 532-11 were applied. In the latter case, it is stated that the hearing took place or continued witho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 576

The declaration of appeal must be made to the registrar of the court which handed down the contested decision.It must be signed by the registrar and by the applicant for judicial review himself or by…

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