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Showing 48714880 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
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-123

…the exercise of rights by a person remanded in custody pursuant to Articles 145-4 to 145-4-2 and 148-5 of this code and articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-5, L. 341-7, L. 341-8 and L. 345-1 to L. 345-6 of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts

Article R2371-6

…e of decentralised government departments placed under the authority of the Prefect, by the Prefect;3° In the case of public government establishments, in accordance with the rules specific to each es…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure

Article R53-8-54

…mation contained in his or her individual file. The provisions of the second paragraph of Article 706-53-14 relating to the prior placement of the person in a specialised service are not applicable. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Fresnes centre

Article R53-8-75

…resnes national public health establishment, subject to the adaptations provided for in Article R. 53-8-77 and articles R. 541-17 and R. 541-18 du code pénitentiaire.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Fresnes centre

Article R53-8-77

Persons held in the centre come under the jurisdiction of one of the vice-presidents in charge of enforcing sentences of the Paris judicial court, appointed by the first president of the Paris court o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L222-6

…case and where the contract relates to a transaction mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 312-84, the supplier is only obliged to provide the consumer with the contractual information. At an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6

…Payments made in electronic money as part of the settlement of payments under Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infras…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6

…722-1 and in 2° of article L. 722-20 of the rural and maritime fishing code, the threshold set in 3° of article L. 2122-5 of this code is assessed with regard to the votes cast in the elections of m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Remuneration of the private project manager

Article R2432-6

…e work, its integration into the environment, and the requirements and constraints of the programme;3° The provisional cost of the works based either on the provisional estimate of the works drawn up…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedures for publication of concession notices

Article R3122-6

The awarding authority must be able to prove the date of dispatch of the notices of concession.

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