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Showing 35413550 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-7

…e file by reasoned order to the first president of the court of appeal or, if he considers that the case falls within the jurisdiction of another court of appeal, to the first president of the Cour de…

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

Article 147

In all cases, release with or without judicial supervision may be ordered ex officio by the examining magistrate after receiving the opinion of the public prosecutor, on condition that the person unde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-17

…up of a president and four assessors, chosen by the first president of the court of appeal, in the case of the president, from among the presidents of chambers and councillors in the jurisdiction of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 410

…hough he has not been summoned in person, he was aware of the regular summons concerning him in the cases provided for by articles 557,558 and 560. If these conditions are met, the accused person who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-18

…curity Committee for the Protection of Individuals mentioned in I of Article L. 1123-16 and, in the case of research mentioned in 1° of article L. 1121-1, clinical investigations mentioned in II of ar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-12

…two territories where the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applicable.In such cases, the guarantee fund's involvement is subject to the conditions set out in article L. 421-11 an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-8

…otification is sent to the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.Except in cases where the communication or consultation of these documents is necessary for the exercise of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Access to defence or security concession contracts by economic operators or products from third countries

Article L3124-6

…ors from Member States of the European Union.The awarding authorities may, however, authorise, on a case-by-case basis, economic operators from countries outside the European Union to take part in an…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-4

When an economic operator is, during the performance of a concession contract, placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-5 and articles L. 3123-7 to L. 3123-13…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1077-2

…ion for reduction may only be brought after the death of the disposant who made the sharing. In the case of a shared gift made jointly by the two spouses, the action for reduction may only be brought…

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