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Showing 961970 of 28173 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-7-2015 n° 14-11.644

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

Article 706-15

When a court convicts the perpetrator of an offence referred to in articles 706-3 and 706-14 to pay damages to the civil party, it shall inform the latter of the possibility of submitting a claim for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-7

Any operator of a voice communications service within the meaning of 7° and 15° of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code is obliged to offer consumers, when they subscrib…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Integration contract

Article R413-7

Article R. 413-6 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under the following residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker" provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-7

Research involving the following products is subject to express authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé: 1° Organs and tissue…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical provisions for other insurance operations

Article R343-7

The technical provisions corresponding to other insurance operations are as follows: 1° Mathematical provision for annuities: present value of the company's commitments in respect of annuities and ann…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-39

The public prosecutor may ask the competent authority of the sentencing State whether it consents to the sentenced person being prosecuted, sentenced or deprived of liberty in France for an offence co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-7

The following information relating to commitments covered by 1° and 2° of Article L. 134-1 respectively is sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution each year by 30 April at the lat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate

Article R753-7

I. - Article R. 313-1 is applicable, subject to the adaptations in II, in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016.II. - For the application of I, in the firs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate

Article R752-7

I. - Article R. 313-1 is applicable, subject to the adaptations in II, in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016.II. - For the application of I, in the first p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article 706-132

The public prosecutor may appeal against judgments declaring a person not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. The assize court ruling on the appeal is then designated in accordance w…

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