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Showing 27112720 of 36323 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 May 2010

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-1

…where the documents are made available to the public is the regional headquarters. These documents may also be made available to the public in each department, in a public place. A brief, summary pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-3

…II. - Persons whose personal data is recorded in the processing mentioned in I of Article D. 5422-4 may exercise their rights of access, rectification of data as well as their right to limit processin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-81

…ce Enforcement Court. In accordance with the first sentence of the last paragraph of Article 706-25-18, the person concerned by the judicial measure to prevent terrorist recidivism and reintegration m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-34

The sentence enforcement judge may, without proceeding with the adversarial debate provided for in Article 712-6, declare by reasoned order that a request for sentence adjustment is inadmissible pursu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-20

Where the information relating to the right of withdrawal has not been provided to the consumer under the conditions set out in 7° of Article L. 221-5, the withdrawal period is extended by twelve mont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-10

The automatic increase in fixed fines provided for by the last paragraph of article 495-18 is recorded by the Public Prosecutor, who mentions it on the enforcement order provided for in the first para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-36

…chaeological sites, belonging to the State, the list of which is annexed to decree no. 2003-1111 of 18 November 2003, taken in application of article 9 of law no. 2002-92 of 22 January 2002 relating t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article R534-1

…e décret du 18 novembre 1924 relatif à la tenue du livre foncier da…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-1

…522-1 to R. 522-25;5° Articles R. 611-23-1, R. 662-4in its version resulting from Decree No. 2016-1851 of 23 December 2016 on the appointment of judicial officers and auctioneers in certain procedur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-16

…quest submitted within the required timeframe, in accordance with the last paragraph of Article 495-18 and article D. 45-10 ; 3° Receive requests made pursuant to the first paragraph of article 495-18…

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