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Showing 33513360 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4312-10

…ng over the results, the Regional Council may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and under the conditions defined by decree.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 907

Unless Article 905, the case shall be heard under the supervision of a judge of the Chamber to which it is assigned, under the conditions laid down in Articles 780 to 807 and subject to the following…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle I: Proceedings before the panel.

Article 955

…judgment is upheld, the court may rule by adopting its reasons or by its own reasons. In the latter case, it is deemed to have adopted the grounds of the judgment which are not contrary to its own.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1511

…y the parties or, failing that, in accordance with those it considers appropriate. It shall, in all cases, take into account the usages of the trade.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title III: Common provisions

Article 1567

…ttlements reached without recourse to mediation, conciliation or a participative procedure. In such cases, the matter is referred to the court by the earliest party or all the parties to the settlemen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.

Article 1932

…ved. Thus, the deposit of monies must be returned in the same species as it was made, either in the case of an increase or decrease in their value.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Unavailability, early release and delivery of sums

Article L3334-14

The sums or securities held in members' accounts are held until retirement. However, in certain cases linked to the participant's situation or project, these sums or assets may exceptionally be releas…

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

Article R50-26

…re instituted against the alleged offender, the public prosecutor of the criminal court hearing the case shall inform the guarantee fund.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-5

…terrupted by acts or decisions of the public prosecutor, the sentence enforcement judge and, in the case of fines, the directorate general of public finance, which tend towards its enforcement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R2623-3

Cases may be referred to the Conciliation Commission: 1° By the earliest of the parties, who shall send the Chairman of the Conciliation Commission a written request setting out the points in dispute;…

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