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Showing 981990 of 51113 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012 n° 11-24.033 · Cass. com. 15 September 2015 n° 14-17.964 · CA Versailles 6 June 1997

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-58

…r sends a certified copy of the decision to place the person under judicial supervision, the certificate provided for in Article 696-53, as well as a translation of this certificate, either into one o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-57

The consultation of the competent authority of the executing State, provided for in Article 696-49, is carried out by the judicial authorities competent to request or order placement under judicial su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-59

…of the executing State. It shall also remain competent if it is informed that the person concerned cannot be found on the territory of the executing State.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-23

Subject to the provisions of article L. 173-24, the injured third party has a direct right of action against the insurer covering the civil liability of the person liable.The insurer may not pay to a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

1. The net incomes of the various categories entering into the composition of the global net income are assessed according to the rules set out in articles 12 and 13 and under the conditions set out i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-31

…ders responsible all the documents provided by the claimant to enable them to draw up an offer. Medical information is transmitted in compliance with medical confidentiality.The offer referred to in t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-15

…sary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 et à celles de la présente sous-section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance relating to health products

Article R1413-61-3

Vigilance missions relating to health products are carried out at regional level, by the regional pharmacovigilance centres, the centres for evaluation and information on pharmacodependence and addict…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-6

…a polling station consisting of the chairman of the Enforcement Committee referred to in article L. 321-23 and two members appointed by the chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente from among the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 150

…e appealed or appealed to the Supreme Court independently of the judgment on the merits only in the cases specified by law. The same applies to a decision refusing to order or modify a measure.

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