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Showing 28112820 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142-2

…ns of judicial supervision and has submitted to the enforcement of the judgment. If this is not the case, unless there is a legitimate excuse or a decision to dismiss the case, discharge, acquit or ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 146

If, in the course of the investigation, it appears that the case cannot be classified as a criminal offence, the investigating judge may, after communicating the case file to the public prosecutor for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L311-9

…drawn up or updated pursuant to Article L. 311-8. The resolution college shall communicate, as the case may be, to the person referred to in I of Article L. 311-8 or to the parent undertaking of that…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1406

The application shall be brought, as the case may be, before the protection litigation judge or the president of the judicial court or the commercial court, within the limits of the jurisdiction of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 741-1

…ation service before being released, within a period of no more than eight days from release in the case of a person who has been convicted or sentenced for an offence for which socio-judicial supervi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article R145-21

…court may not, under any circumstances, exceed the limits of the offer and the demand made, as the case may be, pursuant to Article L. 145-37 and in accordance with article R. 145-20 or pursuant to a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-15

…ave the casting vote.Nonetheless, votes on appointments shall always take place by secret ballot in cases where the law or regulations expressly provide for this. In other cases, the Assembly of Frenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-16

…President has the casting vote.However, votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot in cases where the law or the regulations expressly so provide. In other cases, the Assembly of Martini…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-33-29-4

The officers and officials mentioned in article R. 15-33-29-3 without delay to the mayor or, in the case of Paris surveillance officers, to the Prefect of Police and, through the intermediary of the j…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-4

…ed in accordance with articles L. 1221-1 to L. 1221-5 and articles L. 1242-12 to L. 1242-13, in the case of a fixed-term employment contract, or article L. 3123-6, in the case of a part-time employmen…

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