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Showing 7180 of 37356 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 12 May 2010

French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 124

…in 1 above have perished as a result of a duly recorded case of force majeure, the customs service may exempt the tenderer and his guarantor from payment of the duties and taxes.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Sale of real estate and businesses belonging to minors under guardianship or adults under guardianship.

Article 1278

…322-72 of the code des procédures civiles d'exécution. However, when received by a notary, auctions may be conducted without the assistance of a lawyer. In the case of a sale before a notary, if there…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal.

Article 123

The pleas of inadmissibility may be proposed in any event, unless otherwise provided and except for the possibility that the judge may order those who have refrained, with dilatory intent, from raisin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1223

The lawyer for the adult to be protected or protected, the minor or his parents may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file. He may not communicate the copies thus obtained or t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1238

…n days of its delivery or receipt, by order not subject to appeal. Any member of the family council may also object to the deliberation within fifteen days of it, by application to the judge. In all c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 122

…italisation bonds or contracts as well as investments of the same nature mentioned in 6° of article 120 is made up of the difference between, on the one hand, the gross sums repaid to the beneficiary…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 123

…prosecutor, by the head of the prison, who also issues a copy. Warrants to bring, arrest or search may, in an emergency, be disseminated by any means. In this case, the essential particulars of the o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 122

The examining magistrate may, depending on the case, issue a warrant for search, appearance, bringing in or arrest. The liberty and custody judge may issue a committal order. A search warrant may be i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bearer bonds and stipulations for third parties

Article 1207

The revocation can only be made by the stipulator or, after his death, by his heirs. The latter may only do so after the expiry of a period of three months from the day on which they gave the benefici…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 120

…ations and hearings. The public prosecutor and the lawyers for the parties and the assisted witness may ask questions or make brief observations. The investigating judge determines, if necessary, the…

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