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Showing 191200 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-23

Where the confiscation order relates to a sum of money expressed in a foreign currency, the criminal court converts the amount to be confiscated into euros at the exchange rate in force on the date on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 716-2

The duration of any custodial sentence is counted from the day on which the convicted person is detained by virtue of a final sentence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-24

Subject to the provisions of the following four paragraphs, the criminal court may neither apply measures that would replace the confiscation order, nor modify the nature of the confiscated property o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-29

When a person has been sentenced to a custodial sentence of seven years or more for a felony or misdemeanour for which socio-judicial supervision is incurred, or of five years or more for a felony or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-2

When, pursuant to an international convention or agreement, a person detained in execution of a sentence handed down by a foreign court is transferred to French territory to serve the part of the sent…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-7

The sums entered in the automatic cinema distribution account may be invested with a view to contributing, through the payment of advances, to the financing of the production of long-term cinematograp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 722-2

The award of financial aid for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid comp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 721-2

The award of financial aid for the promotion abroad of cinematographic works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-2

The granting of aid for the foreign distribution of works representative of world cinematography is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certai…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 722-24

The Audiovisual Promotion Aid Committee is made up of four members appointed for a renewable term of two years. A representative of the association called "Unifrance" and a representative of the trade…

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