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Showing 91100 of 26251 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 février 1972 n° 69-11500

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Prosecution and jurisdiction

Article 693

…sive of the possible application of the specific rules of jurisdiction provided by articles 628-1,697-3,704-1,705,706-17,706-75,706-107,706-108 et 706-176. The Paris court has concurrent jurisdiction…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Extradition

Article 696

In the absence of an international convention providing otherwise, the conditions, procedure and effects of extradition shall be determined by the provisions of this Chapter. These provisions shall al…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697

…diction to investigate and, in the case of misdemeanours, try the offences referred to in Article 697-1. Magistrates are assigned, after consultation with the general assembly, to the trial panels, sp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698

The offences falling within the jurisdiction of the courts mentioned in articles 697 and 697-4 are prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this code, subject to the specific prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction in the event of war, mobilisation, a state of siege or a state of emergency

Article 699

…ablished, cases within their jurisdiction shall be brought before the courts mentioned in Article 697. These courts relinquish jurisdiction over cases to the armed forces courts as soon as they are cl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special schemes for trade and industry

Article 699

…eir exploitation and increasing their productivity benefit from the tax regime laid down by Article 708, provided that the exchange deed expressly states that it is made under the benefit of the provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6152-69

Notwithstanding the provisions of 1° of article R. 6152-35, practitioners carrying out their duties in a public health establishment located in an overseas department, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

…form between themselves with, where appropriate, groupings such as those defined in Article L. 512-74; 3 (Repealed) 4. The banques populaires governed by articles L. 512-2 to L. 512-13; 5. Mutual gua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69

I.-For each of the indications for which an application for early access authorisation has been submitted as mentioned in article R. 5121-68, the Haute Autorité de santé will inform the applicant of i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-69

The provisions of articles R. 225-69 and R. 225-70 are applicable to notices of general meetings of bondholders.

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