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Showing 35913600 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article R412-5

…the packaging or container or, failing this, on the commercial documents referring to them. In all cases, it must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article R623-8

This judgment remits the case to the mise en état for further proceedings. It shall indicate the date of the hearing at which, pursuant to article R. 623-10, any claims for compensation that the trade…

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

Article 929

The First President shall fix the day and time on which the case is to be called; if appropriate, he shall designate the chamber to which it is to be distributed. Notice thereof shall be given to the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Other legal divorce proceedings

Article 1119

…ions to the provisional measures, if a new fact has arisen, may only be requested, depending on the case, from the first president of the court of appeal or the Conseiller de la mise en état.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IX: Rehabilitation of convicted persons

Article 796

In the case referred to in Article 789, the appeal in cassation lodged against the judgment rejecting the application for rehabilitation shall be heard and determined without fine or costs. All proced…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and safety coordination and coordinator.

Article L4532-5

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 4532-7, the provisions necessary to ensure that the persons responsible for coordination have the authority and resources required to perform their dutie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-14

In the cases referred to in this chapter, the court may prohibit the sale and order the seizure and confiscation of the aforementioned medicines, products, objects and devices, as well as the seizure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deaths of hospitalised patients and measures relating to children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry office in health establishments.

Article R1112-74

…cts and furnishings that belonged to the deceased shall be cremated for reasons of hygiene. In this case, no claim may be made by the beneficiaries, who may not demand reimbursement of the value of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R187

Except in the case of special provisions of the laws and regulations, no fee shall be paid to law enforcement officers for summonses, notifications and service of documents for which they may be respo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-5

…y the nature of the offences that are the subject of the online complaint, and in particular in the case of complaints concerning sexual offences, the online complaint service must also include inform…

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