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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 614

If, during the term of the usufruct, a third party commits any usurpation on the land, or otherwise expects to infringe the rights of the owner, the usufructuary is bound to report it to the latter; f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 612

In criminal or police matters, if the judgment and proceedings are set aside for lack of jurisdiction, the Cour de cassation refers the case back to the judges who must hear it and designates them. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 611

When the referral has been made to an investigating chamber, the latter shall designate, where appropriate, the trial court within its jurisdiction. However, the Cour de cassation may designate in adv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 615

Where a judgment or ruling is set aside for breach of the essential procedural requirements prescribed by law, a copy of the decision shall be forwarded to the Minister of Justice.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 617

The judgment which has dismissed the application for judicial review, or has pronounced the judicial review without referral, shall be delivered, within three days, to the Public Prosecutor at the Cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 618

Where an application for judicial review has been dismissed, the party who lodged it may no longer appeal to the Court of Cassation against the same judgment or ruling, on any pretext or by any means…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 614

A copy of the judgment admitting the application for judicial review and ordering referral to a new court shall be delivered to the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation within three days. This c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 619

Where, after cassation of a first judgment or ruling given at last instance, the second judgment or ruling given in the same case, between the same parties, proceeding in the same capacity, is challen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 613

In all cases where the Cour de cassation is authorised to choose a court or tribunal for the judgment of a case referred, such choice may only result from a special deliberation taken immediately in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 610

In criminal matters, the Cour de cassation shall order the referral of the trial, namely:- before an investigating chamber other than the one that handed down the indictment, if the quashed judgment e…

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