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Showing 41214130 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2312-3

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 2312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the municipality relating to forecast changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-25

…se have been established under the conditions provided for in Article L. 131-24. If this is not the case, they draw up price statements indicating, under their responsibility, the price charged for go…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-5

…ed for after the expiry of the period required for submitting the application gives rise, except in cases of force majeure or presentation of a valid visa, to the payment of a regularisation visa fee…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 139

…shall order the delivery or production of the deed or document, in original, copy or extract as the case may be, under the conditions and subject to the guarantees that he shall determine, if necessar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 168

…iculty arises in the course of a transaction in which he is carrying out or assisting. In all other cases, the judge seised without form shall fix the date for which the parties and, if applicable, th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 173

…he parties by the clerk of the court who drew them up or by the technician who drew them up, as the case may be. A mention of this is made on the original.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Interruption of proceedings.

Article 370

…notification made to the other party, the proceedings are interrupted by:- the death of a party in cases where the action is transmissible;- the cessation of functions of the legal representative of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Emancipation

Article 413-4

Where, in the case of the preceding article, no diligence having been taken by the tutor, a member of the family council considers that the minor is capable of being emancipated, he may request the gu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-2

…of form and duration, without the total duration of the interception exceeding one year or, in the case of an offence under Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1, two years.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 431

In cases where officers of the judicial police, agents of the judicial police or officials and agents entrusted with certain functions of the judicial police have been empowered by a special provision…

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