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Showing 23712380 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-66

…tion (numbers 13 to 15 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A fixed fee of €56.60, in the case of notarisation after death, recording the devolution of the estate;2° A proportional fee, acco…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 75

…objection must, on pain of inadmissibility, state the reasons on which it is based and state in all cases before which court he requests that the case be brought.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-12

…he "Free of Damage" clause frees the insurer from any damage, whether common or specific, except in cases which give rise to the right to surrender the goods; in these cases, the insured has the optio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-5

Where the conventional phase has not made it possible to bring the case to trial, in whole or in part, the case shall be reinstated at the request of the most diligent party, to be brought to trial, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-19

The magistrate hearing the case may refuse to issue or withdraw the access permit to the tutor or curator in the case provided for in Article 706-114, if that person is the victim of the offence or if…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-14

…his duties due to the minor's failure to do so, he shall be awarded compensation of 10 euros in the case of a natural person and 20 euros in the case of a legal person .

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-26

In the case of machinery, the application for EC type-examination shall be accompanied by a copy of the model or an indication of the place where the model may be examined. In the case of personal pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial guarantee

Article R1333-162

…rols it in accordance with the criteria set out in Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code. In this case, the guarantor must be the beneficiary of a written commitment from a credit institution, finan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 213

…gating Chamber considers that the facts constitute a misdemeanour or a contravention, it orders the case to be referred to the Criminal Court, in the first case, and to the Police Court, in the second…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 316

…r their lawyers heard. These rulings cannot prejudge the merits. When the assize court examines the case on appeal, these judgments may only be challenged by way of cassation, at the same time as the…

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