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Showing 44914500 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-3

The judge may issue a European order for payment for part of the claim, after the claimant has accepted the judge's proposal to that effect. In that case, the claimant can no longer take legal action…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-32

The head of the medical biology laboratory established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area shall inform the Minister responsible for h…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379 bis

…ned by private law, even if they are not merchants, in respect of the claims listed in 1 of article 379, shall be disclosed in accordance with the conditions set out in 2 to 5.2. Publication is made a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-32

…nd side, the following entries:1° Date of dispatch of the notice;2° Reference number of the notice ;3° The date, time, location of the offence (motorway or road structure, direction, toll plaza or dev…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 75-3

…tended, three years. Where the investigation concerns crimes or offences mentioned in articles 706-73 or 706-73-1 or falling within the jurisdiction of the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the two-ye…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-37

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of restrictions in the articles of association on the exercise of votin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Consignment subject to authorisation by the liberty and custody judge

Article L512-34

Authorised officers may apply to the liberties and detention judge for authorisation to detain, pending the necessary checks, goods suspected of not complying with the provisions of Book IV and the te…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-32

…ie des contrats ci-dessous énumérés : 1° Contrats mentionnés au deuxième alinéa de l'article L. 222-17, en exécution desquels il met en rapport les parties intéressées à la conclusion d'un contrat rel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

Article L512-3

…ided for in article L. 512-2;2° The decision to grant subsidiary protection was the result of fraud;3° The beneficiary of subsidiary protection must, as a result of acts committed after the protection…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-3

…c surveillance and the reason for detention by reference solely to the provisions of the articles 143-1 et 144. In criminal cases, decisions extending pre-trial detention beyond eight months or reject…

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