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Showing 281290 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-64

If the proposed settlement is approved, the mayor sends or gives the offender a document informing him of this approval, specifying the amount of compensation to be paid or the terms of performance of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-65

…ists of the performance of unpaid work, the provisions of articles 131-23, 131-24 of the Penal Code and articles R. 623-14, R. 623-16 and R. 623-17 of the Penitentiary Code are applicable to the perfo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article R15-33-68

…33-67 are: 1° Electronic communications operators as defined in Article L. 34-1 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, as well as the legal entities providing services mentioned in th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-1

Mutual insurance companies other than those referred to in Sections VI and VII of this Chapter are not required to obtain the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 if the follo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-61-3

When the right to object is exercised after the formalities for convening the meeting have been completed, the notice of meeting referred to in article R. 225-66 recalls the right to object to the exc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-5

…e, which acts on behalf of the companies for which it is substituted. The portfolio transfer notice and order referred to in Article L. 324-1 include an appendix listing the mutual insurance companies…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-4

…the first paragraph of Article R. 322-117-1 must indicate, in very conspicuous characters, the name and address of the mutual insurance association which is substituted for the reinsured companies in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-2

…ust contain a clause providing for the substitution of the mutual union for the reinsured companies and the name of this union. They may provide that rates are set by the union which is substituted fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-60

…e person concerned, is communicated to the trial court, so that it can take them into account when handing down its decision in the event of a conviction.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-31

…ices or units of the national police, the national gendarmerie, the Directorate-General for Customs and Excise and the Directorate-General for Public Finances designated by order of the Minister for J…

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