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Showing 5160 of 48199 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 22 May 1968 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 January 1983 · Cass. com. 21 March 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 May 1991 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 1990 · Cass. ass. plén. 6 October 2006 · Cass. ass. plén. 13 January 2020

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-27

When an investigation order is issued to determine whether a natural or legal person holds or controls one or more accounts with a banking or financial institution or to obtain information concerning…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-6

The security measures provided for in Article 706-136 may only be ordered by the court if it appears, at the time the decision is made and in view of the elements in the case file and in particular th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-13

…respect of the award of previous aid. The size of the company and its financial and legal situation may also be taken into account.For grants awarded for an annual distribution programme, account is a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-13

The digital content or digital service conforms to the contract if it meets in particular, where applicable, the following criteria: 1° It corresponds to the description, type, quantity and quality, i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

I.-Feature-length cinematographic works must obtain at least 25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for foreign-initia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-21

…issued the European arrest warrant has obtained the surrender of the requested person, that person may not, without the consent of the executing Member State, be surrendered to another Member State w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13

French nationality may be claimed by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq, persons who have enjoyed, in a constant manner, possession of the status of French national, during the ten…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 612-25

For publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services, selective financial aid is awarded in consideration of:1° The quality of the editorial proposal;2° The technical and ergonomic quality of the se…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-13

…feature film covered by 5° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-22

The jury for the technical examination is formed by the committee referred to in article R. 15-33-29-19. The members of the committee or their alternates called upon to make up the jury must sit for t…

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