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Showing 101110 of 36323 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 May 2010

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186

…1-1,87,139,140,137-3,142-6,142-7,145-1,145-2,148,167, penultimate paragraph, 179, third paragraph, 181,181-1 and 696-70. The civil party may lodge an appeal against orders not to inform, orders dismi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 181

…fied as a crime by law, he shall order their indictment before the assize court, subject to article 181-1. He may also refer related offences to that court. The committal order shall contain, on pain…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 18

…as that of the officers of the judicial police of the host service. Officers of the judicial police may travel throughout France to pursue their investigations and to conduct hearings, searches and se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804

…or geographical indication is exceeded ; - in Chapter IV of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1837

…d to implement them shall be punished by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €45,000. The court may also impose a ban on civic, civil and family rights as provided for by Articles 131-26 and 131-2…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Sale of goods in storage.

Article 188

…y are assigned.2. Where the proceeds of the sale are sufficient, any other costs to which the goods may be subject shall be paid.Any balance remaining shall be paid into the Caisse des Dépôts et Consi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1810

…of undeclared still; in this case, the penalty is applicable to the persons referred to in Article 1809;2° after the entry into force of the ministerial orders provided for in article 314, distillati…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 189

The parties shall be questioned in each other's presence unless circumstances require them to be questioned separately. They must be confronted if one of the parties so requests. Where the appearance…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 187

The judge, in making the order, shall fix the place, day and time of the personal appearance, unless it is made forthwith.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: French nationals by descent

Article 18

A child is French if at least one of its parents is French.

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