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Showing 3140 of 62395 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 April 1993 · Cass. com. 10 March 1998 · Cass. com. 20 September 2011 n° 10-20.664 · Cass. com. 2 May 1984 · Cass. com. 26 October 1993 · Cass. com. 19 May 1998 · Cass. com. 7 November 1989

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-10

Where the confiscation order relates to a sum of money and the competent authority of the executing State has substituted confiscation of property, consent to the transfer of that property shall be gi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-10

…administrative authority, concluded within six months of the validation provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-3, determines, where applicable on the basis of a social and territorial impact study prescri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 611-26

…ases and pre-purchases of exploitation rights and, where applicable, payment of guaranteed minimums;2° Expenditure on the manufacture of media;3° Technical expenditure, including expenditure on making…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article R22-10-19

The publication referred to in Article L. 22-10-30 shall contain the following information: the name or corporate name of the person directly or indirectly concerned, the nature of his relationship wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Conservatory measures

Article 706-103

…event of an investigation being opened for one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73,706-73-1and 706-74 and in order to guarantee payment of the fines incurred and, where applica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Conservatory measures

Article 706-104

[Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2004-492 DC of 2 March 2004.] [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2004-492 DC of 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-2

…or the investigation, prosecution and investigation of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-106-1. Designated public prosecutors and investigating judges, as well as the public prosecutor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-10

The revenue from wastewater treatment charges is used to finance the expenses of the wastewater treatment service. These expenses include in particular: - operating expenses of the service, including…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-10

…itting the sentencing decision or the probation decision and the certificate, the public prosecutor may consult the competent authority of the executing State. Such consultation is mandatory in the ca…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa : Changing the sex indication in civil status records

Article 1055-7

The application is made by petition delivered or addressed to the registry. Where applicable, the application shall specify whether the application also seeks a change of forenames.The assistance of a…

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