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Showing 31113120 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-67

…ration shall be sent to the full and alternate members and to the persons mentioned in article R. 1424-66 at least fifteen days before the meeting.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 62-3

…or, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the liberty and custody judge provided for in articles 63-4-2 and 706-88 to 706-88-2 in relation to extending the measure beyond the forty-eighth hour and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-6

The following provisions of this Code in force on the date of promulgation of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée : 1° Première partie : livre Ier (titre unique : chapitres Ier,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The decision of the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-7

The panel of the Court of Revision and Review rejects the application if it considers it to be unfounded. If it considers the application to be well-founded, it shall set aside the conviction handed d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-6 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 742-11)

Article Annexe 7-6

I. - Civil lawPersons: law of persons; enjoyment and deprivation of civil rights.The family: minority; guardianship and emancipation; protected adults.Property: movable and immovable property; inherit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Hospital duties for odontology students.

Article R6153-64

During the period defined in article R. 6153-63, which includes the annual leave provided for in article R. 6153-72, hospital odontology students complete practical training. They complete at least on…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Seizure incidents

Article L221-6

In the event of competition between creditors, the agent in charge of the sale proposes an amicable distribution between them. If no agreement is reached, he will deposit the funds with the Caisse des…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-6

…Auditors at the registered office at least one month before the meeting provided for in Article L. 221-7.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-136

Where, in the cases mentioned in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the investigating judge hearing the information refuses to relinquish jurisdi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-6-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 743-6)

Article Annexe 7-6-1

…forming the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce, whose registered office is at 29, rue Danielle-Casanova, 75001 Paris, without delay of the opening of the accounts. Article 2: Acc…

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