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Showing 110 of 29123 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 November 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 April 2000 · Cass. com. 7 February 2006

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.

Article 1999

The principal must reimburse the agent for the advances and expenses made by the latter for the execution of the mandate, and pay the agent his salaries when they have been promised. If there is no fa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The different ways in which the term of office ends.

Article 2006

The appointment of a new agent for the same matter shall be equivalent to the revocation of the first agent, with effect from the day on which it was notified to the latter.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.

Article 2000

The principal must also indemnify the agent for losses incurred by the agent in the course of its management, without imprudence attributable to the agent.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-19

…the project and no later than the day of publication of the notice referred to in article appendix 30-18: 1° The documents referred to in article appendix 30-17 and, where applicable, the report of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-30

…n authorisation order once it has become final in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 707 and shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State by any means that leaves a written…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-30

…the President of the Enforcement Division deems it necessary to hear the sentenced person, Article 706-71 may be applied, whether the convicted person is living in French territory or abroad. The Pre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence.

Article 728-30

The Public Prosecutor's Office recovers the right to enforce the sentencing decision on French territory as soon as the competent authority of the enforcing State informs it of the partial non-enforce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-19

…fusing to enforce a confiscation order on the basis of one of the grounds referred to in 1°, 3° and 7° of article 713-20 or article 713-22, it shall, before taking a decision, notify the competent aut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-30

…a term of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the crimes mentioned in Article 706-53-13 of this Code, compulsory house arrest, entailing a ban on the person concerned being absen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-19

The competent public prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the convicted person's lawful habitual residence is located. Failing this, the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court has jurisd…

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