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Showing 28612870 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Revision of the jury list

Article 291

Before the judgment in each case, the court shall, if necessary, carry out the operations provided for in articles 288, 289 and 289-1. The court also orders that the names of the spouses, parents and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1245-2

…e industrial tribunal to reclassify a fixed-term employment contract as an open-ended contract, the case is referred directly to the tribunal, which gives a decision on the merits of the case within o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8-1

…ch purposes, whether or not they have been collected by the Etablissement Français du Sang. In this case, the research is carried out using samples taken either for medical purposes or as part of rese…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Definitive advertising

Article R533-6

…reditor's application is rejected, an application for cancellation is made to the court hearing the case on the merits; failing this, cancellation is ordered by the enforcement court. Cancellation is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-20

…ame municipal councillor may hold only one proxy. A proxy may be revoked at any time. Except in the case of duly recorded illness, it may not be valid for more than three consecutive meetings. Resolut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-20

For the cases referred to in 3° of articles 695-18 and 695-21, the request for consent shall be sent by the public prosecutor to the judicial authority of the executing Member State. It must contain,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-76

…seised retains jurisdiction, regardless of the charges brought in the settlement or judgment of the case. However, if the facts constitute a contravention, the investigating judge shall order the case…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-178

…seised retains jurisdiction, regardless of the charges brought in the settlement or judgment of the case. However, if the facts constitute a contravention, the investigating judge shall order the case…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-15

…der Article L. 322-14 as well as all those authorised or ordered by consular justice in the various cases provided for by this code are carried out by sworn goods brokers. However, it is always up to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-11

…d seeks the opinion of the public prosecutor's office on the file thus completed.The court sets the case down for a hearing, the date of which it fixes and of which it informs the public prosecutor's…

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