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Showing 51015110 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-20

If the commission awards an advance or compensation in an amount greater than that set by the decision of the first president of the court of appeal, its payment to the claimant is, notwithstanding th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-2

Articles L. 222-2-1, L. 222-2-3 to L. 222-2-5, L. 222-2-7 and L. 222-2-8 may, with the agreement of the parties, be applied to athletes who are employed by their sports federation as members of a Fren…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-2

The assignment is enforceable against third parties by delivery of the amount assigned.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

Other than those provided for by special laws, preferential claims on the generality of immovable property are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor to whom the lien is o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-2

Only persons who have not served as a juror or citizen assessor in the five years preceding the current year and who have not been entered on an annual jury list or an annual list of citizen assessors…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R40-2

If the application is dismissed, the applicant shall be ordered to pay the costs, unless the first president of the court of appeal discharges the applicant in part or in full. The decision of the fir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-22

When a person who has been placed under house arrest with electronic surveillance is notified of a decision to dismiss the case, he or she shall be notified of his or her right to compensation, in acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Communication of information between temporary employment agencies and user undertakings

Article R4625-20

The occupational health physician of the user undertaking and the occupational health physician of the temporary employment undertaking shall exchange the information necessary for the performance of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-23

No interconnection, matching or linking within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne peuvent être effectués entre le fichier prév…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-2

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall consult the competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and o…

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