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Showing 98319840 of 25610 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – no. 95-14.158

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41

…the event of prosecution under the immediate appearance procedure provided for in articles 395 to 397-6 or when the person is referred to the public prosecutor pursuant to article 393 and in the event…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Recovery and litigation of penalties and joint and several liability

Article 1754

…arcuterie.2. In the event of non-compliance with any of the undertakings provided for in Article 1137, infringements shall be recorded by official reports drawn up by the agents of the departmental ag…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

…orisation and the remuneration to which it gives rise are governed by the provisions of articles L. 7121-2 to L. 7121-4, L. 7121-6, L. 7121-7 and L. 7121-8. This authorisation and the remuneration to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-15

An accused person who, for one of the offences mentioned in article 495-7, a direct summons or a summons to appear in court pursuant to articles 390 or 390-1, a summons by procès-verbal pursuant to ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-9

…or represented, subject to the following paragraph.In application of 2° of II of article 133 of law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 on the new territorial organisation of the Republic, decisions by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

…nages the surety guarantee mechanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism, in particular to its f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-25

…ons, insurance and real or personal sureties required, which are a condition of taking out the loan;7° States that the borrower may take out insurance with the insurer of his choice under the conditio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-1

…consumer's right to compensation in the event of a breach by the trader of any of his obligations; 7° Denying the consumer the right to rescind or cancel the contract in the event of non-performance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quinquies

…ales and the amount of the attestations he has issued.(1) Annex III, art. 65 A.(2) Annex II, art. 267 ter.(3) Annex II, art. 267 bis-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

…al of refuse, waste and residues; 2° Proceeds from the parking fee provided for in article L. 2333-87; 3° Le produit des péages communaux, des droits de pesage, mesurage et jaugeage; 4° Le produit de…

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