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Showing 4150 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 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-34

…or involve the use of information that has been classified pursuant to the provisions of article 413-9 of the Penal Code and relating to intelligence activities, the provisions of articles 694-4 and…

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

Article 621-8

…minimum of:1° For cinematographic works: €1,000,000;2° For audiovisual works in the fiction genre: €300,000;3° For audiovisual works in the creative documentary genre: €150,000.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-8

Changing the gender indication in civil status records has no effect on obligations contracted with third parties or on filiation established prior to this change.

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

Article 63-8

At the end of police custody, the person is, on the instructions of the public prosecutor under whose supervision the investigation is being conducted, either released or brought before that magistrat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-8

The execution of a request for service may be refused by the French authority if it is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State. It may also be refused if the request is not made i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810-6

The curator's powers are exercised subject to the provisions applicable to the estate of a person who is the subject of safeguard, reorganisation or judicial liquidation proceedings.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-6

…rator, obliging him or her to give security where appropriate, or appoint a receiver. The articles 1873-5 to 1873-9 of this code apply as appropriate to the powers and obligations of the administrator…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8

Chapter II of Title XXV of this Book IV, with the exception of Articles 706-88-1 and 706-88-2, shall apply to the investigation, prosecution and trial of crimes falling within the scope of l'article 6…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-8

…gn judicial authorities, the foreign police officers referred to in the second paragraph of Article 694-7 may also, under the conditions laid down by the articles 706-81 to 706-87, participate under t…

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