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Showing 361370 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28-1

…ent shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of the articles 695-26 et 695-27.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-3

…nagement posts of the Mayotte fire and rescue service are as follows:1° Director;2° Deputy Director;3° Head of group and head of administrative and financial affairs;4° Chief medical officer of the he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status.

Article R421-6-3

The implied decision referred to in 1° of article R. * 421-6-1 arises at the end of a period of three months following the date of receipt of the application; the decision referred to in 2° of the sam…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-17

Where the Public Prosecutor's Office has been informed of the arrest of the requested person, it shall without delay send the Minister for Justice a copy of the arrest warrant transmitted to the judic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-16

…of its own motion, in accordance with the rules and under the conditions determined by the articles 695-12 to 695-15. In the absence of a waiver of the benefit of the principle of speciality, where th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-32-6

…r each service by the contract or the regulations applicable to it;2° The repayment of overpayments;3° The restitution of sums wrongly collected.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-3-1

…also be appointed by the accused person or persons pursuant to the first paragraph of I of Article 63-2. However, this appointment must be confirmed by the person.The appointed lawyer will be informe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-6

…o the reference framework for the diploma concerned in accordance with the provisions of article R. 6251-2 of the French Labour Code and the specifications mentioned inarticle R. 212-10-11 of the Fren…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-8

…been duly notified by the French Anti-Doping Agency of the information provided for in article L. 232-21-1 or by any other organisation that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code of a presumed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-8 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-29)

Article Annexe 8-8

…is contract is to cover the insured, subject to the limits and exclusions set out in Articles 2 and 3, against the pecuniary consequences of civil liability as defined in Article L. 822-17 and in the…

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