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Showing 701710 of 18340 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 27 Jan. 1987

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to transit on French territory.

Article 728-75

The convicted person may only be held in detention for the time strictly necessary for transit through French territory.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to transit on French territory.

Article 728-76

This section applies in the event of an accidental landing on national territory during the transfer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Travel expenses

Article A444-48

The travel expenses mentioned in a of 3° of I of article Annexe 4-8 shall be subject to a flat-rate reimbursement: 1° Equal to thirty-two times the 1st class rail mileage tax for each document served,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-21

Within seven days of receiving the request, the public prosecutor shall refer the matter to the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge pursuant to Article 712-10 of the request, together w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-20

Where, before transmitting the conviction or probation decision and the certificate, the competent authority of the sentencing State consults the Public Prosecutor in cases where, pursuant to 2° of ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-18

The Public Prosecutor shall receive requests for recognition and enforcement in the territory of the Republic of convictions or probation decisions handed down by the courts of other Member States. It…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-19

The competent public prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the convicted person's lawful habitual residence is located. Failing this, the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court has jurisd…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-10

For facades classified as historic monuments, included in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments or listed in the archaeological and artistic register of the Paris municipality (1st and 2nd…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-7

In accordance with the provisions of article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Travel expenses

Article A743-18

I.-The travel expenses mentioned in a of 5° of I of article Annex 4-8 shall be reimbursed at a flat rate for the distance travelled on both the outward and return journeys, equal to the price of: 1° 1…

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