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Showing 31913200 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3a: Provisions relating to electronic communication using the application referred to in Article R. 414-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice

Article R532-28-4

The arrival of the appeal and the various pleadings is certified by the acknowledgement of receipt issued electronically.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article R15-41-2

Property placed in the hands of the law is handed over to the Agence de gestion et de recouvrement des avoirs saisis et confisqués (Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Ass…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-43-2

The persons mentioned in 1° of Article R. 40-43, data and information obtained during the capture, fixation, transmission or recording of speech carried out on the basis of articles 706-96 to 706-98.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-21

In accordance with the provisions of Article 23-1 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 on the Organic Law on the Constitutional Council, the party who argues, in support of an application made unde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-29

When it is raised for the first time in the appeal proceedings, the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution shall be presented in a separate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Recording data in the directory

Article R53-21-4

…on communicated to the criminal records department in accordance with the provisions of article R. 64..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D*213-4

The competent administrative authority referred to in Article D. 213-3 is the Minister for Economic Affairs.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article D424-4-2

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the European Securities and Markets Authority without delay when it registers or terminates the registration of a multilateral trading facility as a gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-4

Inclusion on this list enables you to act as a trade union representative.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: High Council for Social Dialogue.

Article R*2122-4

…resentatives of the employee and employer trade union organisations mentioned in 1° of Article R. * 2122-1. It will hear any national cross-industry employee trade union organisation that so requests.…

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