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Showing 33213330 of 59507 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 March 2009 · Cass. com. 16 October 2019 · Cass. 1re civ. 1 October 1986

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Article Annexe 7-1-1

Headquarters and jurisdiction of specialised commercial courts HEADQUARTERS RESSORT BobignyTribunaux de commerce de Bobigny, de Créteil, de Meaux BordeauxTribunaux de commerce d'Angoulême, de Bayonne,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Land transport.

Article 77

1. Every driver of goods must, on arrival at the customs office, submit to the customs department, by way of summary declaration, a waybill indicating the items he is carrying. 2. Prohibited goods mus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-7

The information required pursuant to articles R. 222-1 and R. 222-2 of this code and R. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code which appear in the European Standardised Information Sheet are deemed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-13

…IF and for as long as the AIF holds control during this period, the AIF or its management company : 1° Is not authorised to facilitate, support or order the distribution, reduction of capital, repurch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

The sponsor must communicate to the investigators of research involving the human person :1° The protocol for research involving the human person referred to in Article R. 1123-20 ; 2° Where applicabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 744

The public prosecutor must ensure compliance with the guiding principles of the trial in the execution of letters rogatory.In the event of a breach of these principles, the public prosecutor or the in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Institution of proceedings

Article 750

Claims may also be made by application where the amount of the claim does not exceed It may also be brought by application where the amount of the claim does not exceed 5,000 euros in ordinary oral pr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 792

…ntioned in the file; notice is given to the lawyers. However, in the cases provided for in articles 787 to 790, the Pre-Trial Judge shall rule by reasoned order, subject to the rules specific to inves…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 752

Representation takes place ad infinitum in the direct descending line. It is admitted in all cases, either where the children of the deceased compete with the descendants of a predeceased child, or wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 789

If since the offence the convicted person has rendered eminent services to the country, the application for rehabilitation is not subject to any condition of time or completion of sentence. In this ca…

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