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Showing 20612070 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Judging of contraventions

Article 895

For the application of the third paragraph of article 527, the opposition period is extended to two months if the accused does not reside in the département.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Judging of contraventions

Article 896

Articles 892 and 893 are applicable before the police court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Investigating courts

Article 884

…investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge of the Mamoudzou judicial court or on an application concerning proceedings before this court, audiovisual telecommunication means guaranteeing th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Quotations and meanings

Article 897

The time limit provided for in the first paragraph of Article 552 applies when the party summoned resides in the Department. This time limit is increased by one month if the party cited resides anywhe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Trial of offences

Article 892

For the application of articles 491 and 492, the time limits for lodging an objection are ten days if the accused resides in the département, and one month if they reside outside the département.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1232-8

…ponsibilities: 1° He prepares the deliberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out or has them carried out; 3° He is the authorising officer for the institution's revenue…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-8

An occupational health medical file, compiled by the occupational physician or, where applicable, one of the health professionals mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 4624-1, records, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-84

Without prejudice to any other useful indications and in particular those provided for by articles 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 relative aux sociétés civiles p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for examining the application

Article L531-8

…on of Refugees and Stateless Persons of information necessary for the examination of an asylum application must not have the effect of revealing to the alleged perpetrators of persecution or serious h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Difficulties in formation and operation.

Article L1423-8

When an industrial tribunal cannot be constituted, the first president of the court of appeal, at the request of the public prosecutor, appoints another industrial tribunal or, failing that, one or mo…

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