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Showing 39914000 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: Use of means of communication during proceedings

Article D47-12-5

…If the decision is taken under advisement and is handed down at a subsequent hearing, this reading may also be given to the person who attends this hearing by means of telecommunication; failing this…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12-1

…tanding the provisions of article 142-5, house arrest enforced under mobile electronic surveillance may be ordered when the person is under investigation for violence or threats, punishable by at leas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-2-1

No charges related to payment rejection may be levied by drinking water and wastewater services on natural persons not acting for business purposes who have obtained, for the bill that generated payme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D1-12-2

…ctims and any direct or indirect benefits or particular interests that they or one of their members may have. It ensures that there is no conflict of interest between the independent, impartial and ob…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-6

…solution to increase the share capital in accordance with the conditions set out in the articles L. 3332-18 to L. 3332-24 of the Labour Code, where the company has employees. However, the Extraordinar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Conditions, procedures for issuing authorisation and related obligations

Article D1-12-9

…Access to Law and Justice and Victim Support of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice may, at any time, ask an approved association to provide any documents that will enable it to assess…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-6

…ant to Section 4 of Chapter II of Title III of Book II under the conditions set out in Articles R. 232-88-1, R. 232-89, R. 232-89-1, R. 232-90, R. 232-92, R. 232-93, R. 232-97, R. 232-98-1 and R. 232-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-32-3

The mandate given pursuant to Article

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-12

The trader provides digital content or a digital service in accordance with the contract and the criteria set out in Article L. 224-25-14. Where the contract provides for a one-off supply of digital c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-12-2

The Scientific, Medical and Training Council meets at least once a year, convened by its Chairman. The agenda is set by the Chairman.

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