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Showing 47414750 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 754

…icable, from the share of the reserve which should have accrued to him if he had not renounced. One may represent the person to whose succession one has renounced.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-7

The company terminates: 1° By expiry of the period for which it was formed, unless extended in accordance with Article 1844-6 ; 2° By the realisation or extinction of its object;

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694-1

…to the public prosecutor or investigating judge of the territorially competent judicial court. They may also be sent to these magistrates via the public prosecutor. If the public prosecutor receives a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-18

…State, the person concerned shall, except in cases of force majeure, be automatically released and may no longer be claimed for the same cause. An appeal on grounds of ultra vires against the decree…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-74

Recognition and follow-up of the decision to place the person under judicial supervision may be refused in the following cases: 1° Where the surrender of the person concerned could not be ordered in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-54

Where, in exceptional cases, the final decision on the recognition and enforcement of the sentence cannot be taken within ninety days of receipt of the sentencing decision and the certificate, the pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-47

…he request of the employer making the offer, the employer of the company to which the offer relates may convene a meeting of its social and economic committee within two working days of the announceme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-15

…ire has ceased his functions, the court clerk or the commissaire à l'exécution du plan, as the case may be, sends a supplementary statement to the guarantee institutions mentioned in article L. 3253-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Barthélemy

Article L3251-2

…ring from mental disorder in accordance with locally applicable regulations. Under no circumstances may the patient be taken to a prison. Restrictions on the exercise of personal freedoms are limited…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3824-2

…ring from mental disorder in accordance with locally applicable regulations. Under no circumstances may the patient be taken to a prison. Restrictions on the exercise of personal freedoms are limited…

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