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Showing 33813390 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 703

…here the applicant has resided since his or her conviction or release. It is sent, depending on the case, to the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor who obtains all relevant information, takes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-6

…request of the public prosecutor or ex officio by the examining magistrate or the court hearing the case. The measure thus taken is enforceable notwithstanding any means of appeal. It may be lifted by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-12

…o the lawyers of the other parties. If the defendant has not constituted a lawyer, the statement of case must, under the same sanction, be served on him at the latest within one month of the expiry of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1386

…inform them that unless the counterclaimant withdraws his claim within a given period of time, the case will be heard and determined in accordance with the procedure on the merits applicable before i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-30

…e courts. Such appeals shall not have suspensive effect unless the court decides otherwise. In this case, the court hearing the case may order a stay of execution of the contested decision if it is li…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-114

…s the reasons for the proposal to waive pre-emptive subscription rights.It also indicates:1° In the cases provided for in articles L. 225-136 and L. 22-10-52 and in II of article L. 225-138, the proce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-4

…nment. The referral for the purposes of the verifications mentioned in 1° above is mandatory in the cases provided for in 1° to 3° of article 142-6; however, in the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D31-1

…the examining magistrate of the court in which there is no centre, who is then relinquished of the case file, and who sends the original of the case file to the co-investigating magistrates. If the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-9

…ts opposition, the employer claims that the reimbursement of unemployment benefits was ordered in a case where such a measure is excluded by law, the court shall refer the case back to the court that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-13

…ts opposition, the employer claims that the reimbursement of unemployment benefits was ordered in a case where such a measure is excluded by law, the court shall refer the case back to the court that…

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