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Showing 6170 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-18

…ntative of the public prosecutor's office decides to forward the sentencing decision and the certificate to the competent authority of the executing State, he or she shall inform the sentenced person…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation based on selection for festivals

Article 721-18

The calculation is made on a provisional basis during the first half of each year and on a definitive basis during the second half of the same year by allocating a lump sum of €4,000 for each film.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-18

…or the promotion abroad of specific audiovisual works or for the promotion abroad of the companies' catalogue of works referred to in article 722-6. This aid is awarded on the basis of the nature, qua…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-18

…e may obtain or have obtained any additional information that he considers useful. Where the certificate referred to in Article 764-6 is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentence or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-12

…rritory or that of another Member State or any request for transit shall be accompanied by a certificate specifying in particular: 1° The designation of the convicting State and the court that handed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-71

An application for the Commission to prescribe the measures necessary for the enforcement of a final decision of that Commission, accompanied, where appropriate, by a periodic penalty payment, may not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-70

Applications for the enforcement of decisions handed down by the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant may be submitted via the internet-accessible portal mentioned in article R. 2333-120-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-74

From the effective date of the astreinte ordered by the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant, its chairman or the magistrate he designates, after having taken any further steps, informs t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-73

…forcement measures by judicial means, and in particular to impose a penalty payment, or if the applicant so requests within one month of notification of the classification decided under the last parag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-72

…it deems necessary to ensure the enforcement of the court decision that is the subject of the application. When the chairman or the rapporteur considers that enforcement has been carried out or that…

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