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Showing 171180 of 47354 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-7-2013 n° 12-13.780

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Operating rules.

Article D214-32-12

The former SICAV, which retains the assets whose disposal would not be in the interests of the shareholders pursuant to Article L. 214-24-33, and the new SICAV have the same portfolio management compa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: Use of means of communication during proceedings

Article D47-12-3

When the procedure of simultaneous countersignatures is applied, the minutes are signed by the magistrate and his clerk, then transmitted by fax or electronic means to the place where the person heard…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-3

If the Director General of the Agency does not object within two months of the date on which the application is complete, the research protocol may begin. The Agency's Steering Committee is consulted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-125-3

The authorisation holder must ensure continuity of care. Through the organisation it puts in place, it guarantees the intervention of a doctor within a timeframe compatible with patient safety. This o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-7

If the public prosecutor considers that the acts for which the person is brought before him pursuant to article 393 should, due to their seriousness or complexity, be the subject of an investigation f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-73

Only the following expenditure directly allocated to the preparation of the work, excluding the production company's own operating expenditure, is eligible for investment of the sums entered in the au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-35

In the event of non-compliance by the sentenced person with the obligations and prohibitions imposed, the sentence enforcement judge may, in accordance with the procedures laid down by article 712-6,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

…00-1257 of 23 December 2000) or of l'article L. 126-1 of the Insurance Code or Chapter I of the loi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985 tendant à l'amélioration de la situation des victimes d'accidents de la…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

Enforcement of the sentencing decision shall be refused in the following cases: 1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentencing decision and has n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-34

The offences provided for by articles 225-5 to 225-12-4 of the Criminal Code, as well as the offence of participation in a criminal association provided for by l'article 450-1 du même code lorsqu'il a…

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