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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article D743-6

…ble articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019D. 213-9n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article D744-6

…ble articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019D. 213-9n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Trial of offences committed in court

Article 677

If the act committed during the hearing of a correctional tribunal or court is a misdemeanour, it may be proceeded with as stated in the previous article. In this case, if the sentence pronounced is m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 634

The right of dwelling may not be assigned or leased.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 676

Judgments may be served by delivery of a simple dispatch.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 672

The neighbour may demand that trees, shrubs and bushes, planted at a distance less than the legal distance, be uprooted or reduced to the height determined in the previous article, unless there is tit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 671

Trees, shrubs and bushes may only be planted close to the boundary of the neighbouring property at the distance prescribed by the specific regulations currently in force, or by constant and recognised…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 680

The document notifying a party of a judgment must indicate very clearly the time limit for lodging an objection, an appeal or an appeal in cassation in the event that one of these means of appeal is o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title V: Judges' rules

Article 659

All other conflicts of jurisdiction are referred to the Criminal Division of the Cour de cassation, which is seised by application of the public prosecutor or the parties. The Cour de cassation may al…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 631

The user may not assign or lease his right to another.

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