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Showing 121130 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-9

With the prior agreement of the examining magistrate, the hours of presence at home or in the places of assignment may, in the case of modifications favourable to the person under investigation that d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-9

If the judge rejects the application, the decision is final for the applicant, unless he or she wishes to proceed under the ordinary law. The application and the documents produced shall be returned t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-9

…guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-18

Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° of Article 695-9-17, execution of the freezing order may not, with regard to taxes or duties, customs and exchange, be refused on the grounds that French law does…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-9

…ct which has obtained marketing authorisation in France, its name within the meaning of Article R. 5141-1, and the number of this authorisation; 3° With regard to the veterinary medicinal product whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-19

Reasons shall be given for any refusal to execute an order freezing property or evidence. It shall be notified without delay to the judicial authority of the issuing State by any means that leaves a w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-19

The recordings and data collected during the operations carried out pursuant to this section shall be destroyed, at the request of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor, on expiry of the stat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-9

Failure to pay within three months of presentation of the receipt and within fifteen days of formal notice by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the fee will be increased by 25%.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-12

AIFs governed by this paragraph may be transformed without dissolution into a société de libre partenariat under the conditions defined by the AIF's articles of association or regulations. Existing un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-9

…taken.Officers who, on the date provided for in the first paragraph of V of Article 63 of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014, are sworn to record paid parking offences retain the benefit of this swear…

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