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Showing 37413750 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations arising from marriage

Article 208

…e person owing it. The judge may, even of his own motion, and according to the circumstances of the case, attach to the alimony a variation clause permitted by the laws in force.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 605

…have been caused by a failure to carry out maintenance repairs since the usufruct opened, in which case the usufructuary is also liable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-1

…ained accused, the court may, in any event, by special reasoned decision, where the elements of the case justify the extension of a particular security measure, maintain the detention. For the executi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 484

When the Court of Appeal is seised of the merits of the case, it has jurisdiction to rule on restitution under the conditions set out in articles 478 to 481. The Court of Appeal may refuse restitution…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Iterative defects

Article 494-1

In the cases provided for in the first to fifth paragraphs of article 494 and if justified by special circumstances, the court may, by a specially reasoned decision, modify the judgment against which…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Smuggling.

Article 422

Except in the case of death, failure to re-import animals sent for grazing abroad under the conditions set out in article 180 above is deemed to be smuggling if the animals are in the category of thos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Equity loans granted by the State.

Article L313-18

…metable of the undertakings are not complied with, repayment of the loan becomes due, except in the case provided for in article L. 313-16.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-7

…both the donor and the recipient may be divulged. This principle of anonymity may only be waived in cases of therapeutic necessity.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-2

…mmittee member has been contacted by a person with a direct interest in the favourable outcome of a case submitted for his or her assessment, with the clear intention of influencing that assessment, h…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-61

In the case of co-productions, production approval is issued to each of the production companies involved in the co-production contract, provided that the contract has been entered in the public film…

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