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Showing 41814190 of 22188 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 Apr. 2021 – no. 18-13.763

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-11

…vision of the Court of Cassation, when the matter is referred to the latter pursuant to Article 380-14, or by order of the president of the assize court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-12

In the case provided for by Article R. 49-14, the deposit may be paid either by cheque made payable to the Public Treasury, or by automated remote payment or dematerialised stamp. In the case provided…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-16-1

…712-5 begins on expiry of the additional period referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 712-14. Subject to the cases of suspension or termination of the procedure provided for in Articles R. 7…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…and (6), Article 28(3), 4 of Article 29 and 4 of Article 31 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2, as well as the total amount of de minimis aid provi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-4

…renewal of the lease is refused, the amount of the eviction compensation provided for inarticle L. 145-14 of the French Commercial Code is set taking into account the increase in value of the busines…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Unavailability, early release and delivery of sums

Article L3334-15

Without prejudice to the cases of early release provided for in article L. 3334-14, the sums or values registered in the participants' accounts are paid out in the form of a life annuity acquired for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Secure surveillance and secure detention

Article R53-8-45

…nary assessment in the specialised service provided for by the second paragraph of l'article 706-53-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Company nurses.

Article R4623-34

…assigned to him/her by this code or delegated under the conditions provided for in article R. 4623-14 under the authority of the company occupational physician in the case of autonomous occupational…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

…he transmission of information referred to in Articles R. 5139-4, R. 5139-5, R. 5139-12 and R. 5139-14 may be carried out electronically after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions.

Article D5842-5

I. - The articles R. 5211-13 to R. 5211-15, with the exception of its first paragraph, article R. 5211-18 and article R. 5211-18-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provide…

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