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Showing 161170 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-4

The Ministry of Justice is authorised to implement automated processing of personal data known as "Cassiopée", comprising the application known as the "automated national order office for judicial pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status.

Article R*421-6-1

Silence on the part of the administration shall constitute a decision to reject : 1° Applications for initial approval of the rules of a regulated market made pursuant to the third paragraph of Articl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

STATUTES TYPES OF MIXED ENTERPRISE SPORTS AND LOCAL SOCIETIESTITRE I : FORM, PURPOSE, NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE AND DURATION OF THE COMPANY Article 1 A public limited company (société anonyme) governed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-67-6

Each year, the public establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry draw up an activity report, which they publish on their website.They transmit to CCI France, under the conditio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-6

For the application of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-4

The person in respect of whom authorisation is sought shall be heard or called in accordance with the procedures laid down in the first paragraph of Article 432. However, the judge may, by specially r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-6

In addition to the amount of the specific contractual termination indemnity, the agreement also sets the date on which the practitioner's contract will end. This will take place at the earliest one da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-6

Security measures designed to ensure that the person in police custody is not in possession of any object dangerous to himself or to others are defined by order of the competent ministerial authority.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 6: Border checks and presentation of identity documents

Article 67

Customs officers shall carry out border checks under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II and Chapter II of Title III of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Roof eaves

Article 681

All owners must establish roofs so that rainwater drains onto their land or onto the public highway; they may not have it poured onto their neighbour's land.

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