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Showing 51115120 of 45508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24 May 2005 n° 786 · CA Rouen 8 January 2004 · Cass. com. 24 May 1976 · Cass. com. 16 January 2001 · Cass. com. 14 April 1992 · Cass. com. 15 December 2009 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 2014

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-8

The appeal provided for in Article 16-2 shall be made by means of a request signed by the judicial police officer and delivered or addressed to the secretary of the commission, who shall issue a recei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-8

The form referred to in the second paragraph of I of article L. 341-16, which is entitled "Form relating to the withdrawal period provided for in article L. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code",…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-16

…cts of terrorism, thereby hindering his or her rehabilitation, the Paris Sentence Enforcement Court may, at the request of the Anti-Terrorism Public Prosecutor, order, for the sole purpose of preventi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2212-14-1

The doctor or midwife will deliver to the woman the medicines required to carry out the voluntary interruption of pregnancy. By way of derogation from the provisions of the first paragraph, in the con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-13

…penditure where he finds, in the course of his checks, irregularities or inaccuracies in the certifications issued by the chairman of the High Council. He shall inform the Chairman of the High Council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article R5211-14

…isions of article R. 2311-1 relating to functional presentation and presentation by nature are applicable to the budget of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation, taking into account…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article R611-14-1

…or civil servants or public employees of the State and its public establishments falling within the categories defined in the appendix to this article and who are the authors of an invention mentioned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14-2

…gistry. This request is sent directly to the public prosecutor mentioned in the first paragraph. It may also be addressed to the public prosecutor of the place of residence of the person concerned, wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-14

I.-The Corsican sustainable planning and development plan may be amended, on a proposal from the executive council, when the changes envisaged do not have the effect of undermining its general economy…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 82

In the event of referral to a designated court, the case file shall be sent to it by the registry, together with a copy of the referral decision, in the absence of an appeal within the time limit.On r…

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