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Showing 26212630 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-15

…ommunes. It notifies the interested parties of this substitution, in accordance with the rules applicable to each case, and pursues, where appropriate, the proceedings in progress, in accordance with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 133-1

In the cases provided for by articles 125,127and 133, when the person is detained by the police or gendarmerie before being brought before a magistrate, the public prosecutor for the place of arrest i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-1

…cial police officer at the place of discovery, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 154. The investigating judge hearing the case is informed of this as soon as police custody commence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-2

…r gendarmerie services begin to detain the person. During this detention, the provisions of article 133-1 shall apply. Detention may not last more than twenty-four hours. The person shall be brought a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-3

…ic prosecutor. When the person is referred to the trial court by a decision that has become res judicata, the file manager is informed so that the provisions of article 135-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 130-1

In the event of failure to comply with the time limits set by the articles 127 and 130, the person shall be released, by order of the investigating judge hearing the case, unless his conduct has been…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds

Article L214-139

…ise stipulated, the provisions of articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-27 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-26-2 shall apply to AIFs covered by this paragraph.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article L422-13

…rcise competence for tourism or the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 5211-21 and L. 5722-6 that levy tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax, as well as the metropolis of Lyon, may institut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-13

…either in the event of non-compliance with the prohibitions or obligations provided for in article 132-26 of the Criminal Code, notorious misconduct, failure to comply with measures ordered pursuant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-13

When, during a period of twelve consecutive weeks or during a period of twelve weeks within a period of fifteen weeks or during the period provided for by a collective agreement concluded on the basis…

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