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Showing 34013410 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mutual legal assistance

Article 627-2

Requests for mutual assistance shall be executed, depending on the case, by the anti-terrorist public prosecutor or the investigating judge in Paris, who shall act throughout the national territory in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-18

In cases other than that provided for in Article 696-17, extradition is authorised by decree of the Prime Minister issued on the report of the Minister of Justice. If, within one month of notification…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-4

…rtaking or establishment employing the employees whose employment contracts are transferred, in the case mentioned in article L. 2261-14-2; 2° Within the perimeter of each undertaking or establishment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-4

…in this Code or in Articles 6 or 7 of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in the case of an undertaking authorised in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 321-7, the Autorit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-13

…ising from reinsurance contracts and securitisation vehicles, appropriate approximations, including case-by-case approaches, may be used for the calculation of the best estimate.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-1

…s shall be subject to the prior approval of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, as the case may be. They shall be adapted to take account of any significant change affecting the system or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L722-4

…the judicial court located within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal called upon to hear the cases entered on the roll of the commercial court and those subsequently referred to it. If the refe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-13

…check under the conditions provided for in Article 78-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In this case, the time limit stipulated in the third paragraph of the same article 78-3 runs from the date o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-15

…airman has the casting vote.Nonetheless, votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot in cases where the law or regulations expressly provide for this. In other cases, the departmental coun…

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

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-2

In the case provided for in article 60 of the local civil code, the court shall hear the observations of the association's management or request them before making an order rejecting the declaration.I…

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