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Showing 66516660 of 31120 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-5-1977 n° 76-10.226

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-5

When the investigating chamber or the trial court that pronounces a decision that the person is not criminally responsible does not decide to have the person hospitalised involuntarily because such ho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-5-1

The first president of the court of appeal and the public prosecutor, together with the presidents of the judicial courts and the public prosecutors within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, org…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The enforcement court.

Article D49-5-1

When the sentence enforcement court examines a case following a referral from a sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article 712-6 and that judge is a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-5

The order for execution of the deferred committal order issued by the public prosecutor either at the end of the hearing or under the conditions provided for in article D. 48-2-4 refers to the convict…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-5-2

The provisions of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-5

The date of the technical examination and the subjects of the tests are chosen, by mutual agreement, depending on the ministry to which the candidates are to be assigned, by the director of criminal a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article A. 38-3, the recovery of the increased fixed fines for misdemeanours provided for in Article 495-18 is carried out by the accountants of the Directorate Gener…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-50-1

For the purposes of III of Article L. 561-40, the Commission's decision shall be published on the Commission's website. The publication shall mention at least the sanction imposed and the nature of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-5

Where the persons referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 561-38-2 use an external service provider pursuant to Article R. 561-38-2, they shall ensure that their internal control system also…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-50-2

Without prejudice to the publication on the website provided for in Article R. 561-50-1, the decision may also be published, on expiry of the appeal period, in the publications, newspapers or media de…

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