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Showing 621630 of 44823 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. QPC 17 October 2019 · Cass. 3e civ. 10 May 2005 · Cass. com. 25 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 July 2014 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Calculation for broadcasting on television services

Article 211-29

…ers are subject to the tax provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-25

…nt and manage pollution in the short term. The person responsible for the bathing water informs the mayor and the director general of the regional health agency as soon as they become aware of situati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 170-1

…Magistrates' Chamber shall rule on this application, in accordance with the provisions of Article 199, without the two members of the Chamber being present. If the necessary decision consists of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 173-1

On pain of inadmissibility, the person under investigation must put forward pleas alleging the nullity of acts performed before his first appearance examination or of this examination itself within si…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 174-1

When the Investigating Chamber quashes an indictment for breach of the provisions of Article 80-1, the person is considered to be an assisted witness from the time of their first appearance and for al…

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

Article R531-25

…ion on the list of countries considered as safe countries of origin, on the basis of Article L. 531-25, are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic and notified by the Minister respon…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1740

In the case of the two preceding articles, the security given for the lease does not extend to the obligations resulting from the extension.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R743-139-29

…s, former commercial court clerks or former commercial court clerk partners. Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrusted to a partner who has been subject to a disciplinary penalt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…e: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no. 2013-676 of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Formalities relating to the celebration of marriage

Article 171

The President of the Republic may, for serious reasons, authorise the celebration of the marriage in the event of the death of one of the future spouses, provided that a sufficient collection of facts…

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