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Showing 42514260 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-7

…shall be brought before the correctional court of the place of detention. The provisions of Article 711 of this Code shall apply.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 721-7

…in particular the signing of sales contracts and the collection of the corresponding royalties, is carried out by corporate officers or employees working within the stable and permanent establishment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 723-7

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à la distribution internationale des cinémas du monde.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 764-7

The withdrawal of the certificate referred to in Article 764-6 constitutes withdrawal of the request for recognition and monitoring and prevents the alternative penalty or probation measure from being…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 7

…m the day on which the offence was committed.Public prosecution of the crimes mentioned in Articles 706-16,706-26and 706-167 of this code, to Articles 214-1 to 214-4 and 221-12 of the Penal Code and i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Collective coordination procedure

Article L694-7

The official receiver shall authorise, where appropriate, the communication of confidential documents between the mandataire de justice and the coordinator under the conditions set out in Article L. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Collective coordination procedure

Article R694-7

For the purposes of implementing Article L. 694-8, the mandataire de justice who does not follow the recommendations of the collective coordination programme shall inform the juge-commissaire of his r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-73

The liquidator is appointed in accordance with the Articles of Association, except in the two cases provided for in Article R. 743-72, and in the cases provided for in Article R. 743-74. Failing this,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 798

In this case, bulletins no. 2 and no. 3 of the criminal record must not mention the conviction. The judgment granting rehabilitation may, however, order that the conviction be removed from the crimina…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to water production

Article L2224-7-7

The measures provided for in the action plan mentioned in article L. 2224-7-6 are intended to avoid, reduce or eliminate pollution of any kind or to limit its transfer to water resources, without prej…

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