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Showing 55815590 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-37

…ted person is still in custody, he or she shall, except where the first subparagraph of article 695-39, released automatically.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-38

The provisions of Article 695-37 do not preclude the Investigating Chamber, after ruling on the execution of the European arrest warrant, from temporarily postponing the surrender for serious humanita…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-39

Where the requested person is being prosecuted in France or has already been sentenced there and must serve a sentence there for an act other than that covered by the European arrest warrant, the Inve…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Scheme to promote sustainable procurement

Article L2111-3

…lating to purchases from socially responsible enterprises approved within the meaning of article L. 3332-17-1 of the Labour Code, on the one hand, or from enterprises employing disadvantaged people or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-3

…nement punishable under Book II of the Criminal Code as well as the threats defined in articles 222-17, paragraph 2, and 222-18 of this code, when the offence is committed against a person entitled to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification file

Article D261-3

…tographic or audiovisual works falling within the scope of the agreement provided for inarticle L. 132-27 of the Intellectual Property Code that are the subject of the operation; 3° The list of relate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the Metropolitan Council and its President

Article L3642-3

I. - For the application of articles L. 511-5, L. 512-4, L. 512-5, L. 512-6 et L. 513-1 of the Internal Security Code to the metropolis of Lyon:1° The reference to the public establishment for inter-m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-3

…yees who have concluded an individual package agreement in hours, within the meaning of articles L. 3121-56 and L. 3121-57, including overtime, and for employees whose working time is longer than the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-38

The members of the commission mentioned in 3° of article R. 1611-37 may be represented by a member of their association, who must be a regional councillor, a departmental councillor, a councillor who…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-3

The provisions of Article 180-2 are applicable to the offences mentioned in Article 41-1-3 for the purposes of implementing the procedure provided for in the same Article 41-1-3.

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