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Showing 20812090 of 44553 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 June 1968 · Cass. com. 11 March 2008 · Cass. com. 12 July 1982 · Cass. com. 17 April 1953 · Cass. com. 4 December 1968 · CA Versailles 14 September 2006

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-10

…itled to compensation for the harm suffered in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles 149 to 150.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is detained

Article L614-14

…sing an obligation to leave French territory is notified, that he/she may, even before his/her application is lodged, ask the president of the administrative court for the assistance of an interpreter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-14

…of the order and even after the final settlement, the liquidator shall amend the statement of collocation, the amount of the sums due to the creditors entered in the minutes of the order in accordanc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

…rovisions of articles L. 213-5 and L. 213-6 of this Code and of articles L. 228-1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French Comm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R5112-11

…nment decisions in this area. They are governed by the provisions of articles 8 and 9 of decree no. 2006-665 of 7 June 2006.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 113

The judge may appoint one or more parents or relatives, or, where applicable, any other persons to represent the person presumed absent in the exercise of his rights or in any act in which he may be i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1190

…ision excluding certain documents from the consultation pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article 1187 shall be notified within eight days to the only party who requested it. In all cases, notice of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-12

The appeals provided for in article L. 464-8 shall be lodged by a written statement in triplicate lodged against a receipt at the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal containing, under penalty of nul…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-142

…gional director of youth, sport and community life. If successful, the director will issue a certificate of achievement.

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

Article 1424-9

The court shall rule on the application for recovery. It shall hear, within the limits of its jurisdiction of attribution, the initial claim and all incidental claims and defences on the merits. In th…

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