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Showing 34813490 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-8

The freezing order issued by an investigating judge shall be forwarded by the latter, together with his certificate, to the judicial authority of the executing State, in accordance with the procedures…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-8

The proprietor of an earlier right who has tolerated for a period of five consecutive years the use of a later trade mark registered with knowledge of such use shall no longer be entitled to apply for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-8-7

Pre-trial detainees exercise their right to maintain links with the outside world under the supervision of the judicial authority, under the conditions determined by the provisions of Title IV of Book…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-8

The persons referred to in 2° and 3° of article R. 814-58-6 as well as their authorised employees or the persons to whom authority has been given to carry out the dematerialised procedural acts in que…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-8

No one may be appointed to issue payment notices for the post-parking charge or continue to carry out this activity if they do not meet the following conditions:1° Be of French nationality or a nation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-7

Complaints may not be lodged with the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant on the grounds of : 1° The illegality on formal or procedural grounds of the deliberation instituting, on the ba…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-25

During searches, the identities consulted also include the result of the verification carried out by the service managing the file in accordance with Article 706-53-3 using information communicated to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44-8

The period referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 613-23-2 shall be four months. The date of the end of the investigation phase referred to in the same paragraph is notified without delay to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-8

I.-Any contract entered into in breach of the substantive and formal rules set out in articles L. 222-2-1 to L. 222-2-5 shall be deemed to be for an indefinite period. II - Failure to comply with the…

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