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Showing 981990 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-8

The secretariat of the Commission Départementale d'Aménagement Cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission) ensures that applications for cinematographic development authori…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-7-1

…an undivided co-owner may be authorised by the courts, under the conditions set out in the articles 813-1 to 813-9, to carry out works to improve, rehabilitate and restore the property as well as to c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-2

…or proceeds derived from the commission of one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1or 706-74 or used to commit them, and where the needs of the investigation or enquiry…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-1

…for suspecting persons of having committed one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1 or 706-74, in the context of a surveillance operation, and when required by the need…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Fresnes centre

Article R53-8-77

Persons held in the centre come under the jurisdiction of one of the vice-presidents in charge of enforcing sentences of the Paris judicial court, appointed by the first president of the Paris court o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IX: Relations between prisoners and the outside world

Article R57-8-7

Pre-trial detainees exercise their right to maintain links with the outside world under the supervision of the judicial authority, under the conditions determined by the provisions of Title IV of Book…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-7

…presentation format and specifies the calculation methods for the items mentioned in articles D. 214-80 to D. 214-80-6.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8

I.-The Autorité des marchés financiers shall perform the duties arising from Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and shall ensure that the provisions thereof are applied. II-Any new fact or any…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-4

As the competent national authority, the national member may receive and transmit, as appropriate, to the competent authorities of the other Member States or to the French judicial authorities any req…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A421-4-8

…ibility between the investment strategy, its implementation and the rules established by Article R. 421-47 and this paragraph. It shall adopt any rules or procedures necessary to ensure compliance wit…

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