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Showing 49214930 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-14

…may have copies of the documents in the file issued by the secretariat at their own expense. In the case of reports of the offence or documents from criminal proceedings, the issue or sending of copie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-23

…stitution is submitted by the accused before the president of the investigating chamber hearing the case in accordance with the provisions of article 187-1 on the occasion of an appeal against an orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Claims for compensation for damage caused by an act of terrorism

Article R50-69

Where the investigating or trial court refers the case pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 706-16-1, a copy of the referral decision and, where applicable, of the claim for compensation for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Specific procedures

Article R375

…or persons residing abroad. The foregoing provisions do not preclude the power of judges, in urgent cases, to shorten the time limits for appearing.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R319

…ratory costs: "For the first sample: 22.64 euros (2,700 F CFP); "For subsequent samples in the same case: 12.58 euros (1,500 F CFP). "

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R349

…agraph of article R. 217, the words: "by order; the costs are then advanced and recovered as in the case of legal costs" are replaced by the words: "and sets, if applicable, the costs that remain to b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Appointment of the examining magistrate.

Article D31

…nder the age of eighteen and there is only one examining magistrate with special responsibility for cases involving minors;3° Where the examining magistrate present at the scene of a flagrant crime or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-3

…mentioned in Article D. 214-32-7-2. The AIF or its management company shall ensure that this is the case.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Court administration and inspection

Article R1423-30

…or she is concerned, the proper administration of the judicial services and the normal dispatch of cases. They may respectively delegate these powers for specific acts to judges or public prosecutors…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1233-9

…e rules of good organ removal practice approved by order of the Minister for Health are kept.In the case of international exchanges of organs, the Agence de la biomédecine is also responsible for keep…

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