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Showing 19912000 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 392

Interruption of the proceedings entails interruption of the time limit.This time limit continues to run in the event of suspension of the proceedings unless the proceedings are suspended only for a ti…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 340

1. In the case of an entry of forgery against a report recording the fraud, if the entry is made within the time limit and in the form prescribed by the preceding article and assuming that the means o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 300

If the defendants do not agree to challenge, the lot settles among themselves the rank in which they make the challenges. In this case, jurors challenged by one, and in that order, are challenged by a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-3

Where the contract is an administrative contract, the purchaser may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the co-contractor; 2° For a reason of general intere…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 385

…r to it under the conditions provided for, as the case may be, by the fourth paragraph of article 183 or by Article 217, or if the order was not made in accordance with the provisions of Article 184,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 370

After pronouncing the judgment, the presiding judge will, if appropriate, warn the accused of the option granted to him, depending on the case, to lodge an appeal or appeal in cassation and will infor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article R4424-32-3

When the technical assistance mission defined by article L. 3232-1-1 is provided by the Corsican local authority or one of its public establishments, the agreement provided for in article R. 3232-1-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article D8113-3

…ctorate that a receipt has been issued certifying that the prior declaration required by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms has been made.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

…or in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 11 and 12, paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a of amended Regulation (EC) No 1760/2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-3

…p within the deadlines he/she has set in accordance with the procedure laid down in article R. 6251-3 of the same code and draws up the annual report on the operation of the task force.

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