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Showing 211220 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Changes of forenames and surnames.

Article 61-3

Any change of name of a child over the age of thirteen requires his or her personal consent where the change does not result from the establishment or modification of a parent-subsidiary relationship.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…ecution; where such privilege or immunity is likely to be lifted by a French authority, recognition and execution of the decision shall be refused only after the magistrate seised has addressed a requ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article 694-30

…for the French authorities shall be sent, according to the distinctions provided for in the second and third paragraphs, to the public prosecutor or the investigating judge of the judicial court with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-3

If the bench of the Court of Revision and Reconsideration considers that the case is not ready for hearing, it shall order that additional information be provided by one or more of its members for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694-3

…the competent French authorities shall inform the authorities of the requesting State without delay and indicate the conditions under which the request could be executed. The competent French authorit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6-3

In order to ensure the equality of holders of investment certificates or voting right certificates and market transparency, the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers determine : 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules.

Article L213-6-3

…al to an amount set by decree of the Conseil d'Etat may provide that all or some of the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the bondholders' group, the representatives of the group and t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

…id securities which are not included in the tax base pursuant toarticle 161 of the General Tax Code and which are not paid into the cash account of the same account constitute a cash withdrawal up to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-6

…e Autorité des marchés financiers has served a statement of objections in respect of the same facts and the same person pursuant to Article L. 621-15.The Autorité des marchés financiers may not issue…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-6

…ceiling that it is up to the investment firm to define, taking into account its business activities and the risks associated therewith, as well as the impact that the persons mentioned in this article…

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