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Showing 4150 of 32008 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 14-5-2003 n° 02-10.984

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-5

The remand in custody of a person who, during questioning by the investigating judge prior to referral to the liberty and custody judge, makes it known that that he/she has sole parental authority ove…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

A certified copy of the claim form and the decision shall be served, at the initiative of the claimant, on each of the defendants. The European order for payment opposition form shall be annexed to th…

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

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book II: Property and the various changes in ownership

Article 515-14

Animals are sentient living beings. Subject to the laws that protect them, animals are subject to the property regime.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-5

The police and gendarmerie units may, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 56 to 58 and during the hours set out in Article 59, and after obtaining the agreement of the examining magi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-5

In any matter and at any stage of the proceedings, any person remanded in custody may, in exceptional circumstances, be authorised to leave under escort in accordance with procedures laid down by decr…

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

Article 1425-5

The clerk's office shall notify the parties of the order by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The notification letter mentions the provisions of articles 1425-7 and 1425-8.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-14

Masters of ceremony, funeral advisors and similar, managers and directors who have completed the training courses provided for respectively by articles R. 2223-43, R. 2223-45 and R. 2223-46 and who pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employer's obligations

Article L1233-57-14

An employer who has informed the social and economic committee of a plan to close a plant must look for a buyer. The employer is required to1° Inform potential buyers, by any appropriate means, of its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-5

The following provisions apply to the category of miscellaneous advertising mentioned in Table 2 of Appendix 4-7: 1° The emolument relating to the deferral of registration by the registrar includes, w…

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