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Showing 531540 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 13: Resumption of information on new charges

Article 190

It is for the public prosecutor alone to decide whether to request that the investigation be reopened on new charges.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 198

…ties and their lawyers are allowed until the day of the hearing to produce briefs which they communicate to the public prosecutor and the other parties.These briefs are filed at the registry of the in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 193

The Investigating Chamber shall meet at least once a week and, when convened by its President or at the request of the Public Prosecutor, whenever necessary..

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 194

On the return of a French ship to a port in the customs territory, the captain shall present the embarkation permit he took on departure; any food or provisions remaining shall be unloaded, after decl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199

Subject to reciprocity treaties, the provisions of article 193 which provide, for the calculation of income tax, the division of taxable income into a certain number of units determined according to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1964

The duties levied on transfers of offices pursuant to article 724 are subject to restitution whenever the transmission has not been followed by effect. If there is only a price reduction, all that has…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Deposits in general and their various types.

Article 1915

Deposit, in general, is an act by which one receives the thing of another, with the charge of keeping it and returning it in kind.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Different types of sequestration.

Article 1955

Sequestration is either conventional or judicial.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.

Article 1933

…urn the item deposited in the condition in which it is at the time of return. Any deterioration not caused by the depositor shall be borne by the depositor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.

Article 1937

…who entrusted it to him, or to the person in whose name the deposit was made, or to the person indicated to receive it.

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