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Showing 351360 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-19-2

The seat and jurisdiction of the courts of appeal with jurisdiction to hear the actions referred to in article R. 411-19 are determined in accordance with table XVI appended to article D. 311-8 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Special conditions for the "locomotor" option

Article D6124-177-19

In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one occupational therapist; 3° At least one psychologi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-10

If the sentenced person resides in a jurisdiction other than that of the court that handed down the sentence, the public prosecutor at that court shall directly send a copy of the decision(s) to the t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-9

The time limits mentioned in articles 495-18 and 495-19 are assessed, in the event that payment of the fine is sent by post, with regard to the date of dispatch of the means of payment attested by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-10

…raph of Article 495-19.The enforcement order shall mention in an annex, for each fine, the identity and domicile of the person concerned, the place and date of the offence and the amount of the increa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594-0 F sexies

Sales resulting from the application of articles L. 181-14 to L. 181-28 of the rural and maritime fishing code relating to the agricultural development of uncultivated land, abandoned land and insuffi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article D6325-19-1

The exemption provided for in Article L. 6325-17 applies to groups of employers for integration and qualification receiving the aid provided for in Articles D. 6325-23 and D. 6325-24.

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

Article 380-19

…2° The powers conferred on the assize court shall be exercised by the departmental criminal court and those conferred on the president of the assize court shall be exercised by the president of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Referees and judges

Article D211-101

Each approved federation organises training for referees and judges which includes, in compliance with the provisions of article L. 726-1 of the French Internal Security Code, awareness training in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187-3

…itten observations justifying the continued detention of the person. The person under investigation and his lawyer may also submit any written observations they consider useful. The first president of…

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