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Showing 311320 of 65061 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 March 1953 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 May 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 21 July 1999 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. com. 2 June 1958 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 1971 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-9

…directly accessible, via a secure electronic communications system: 1° To the judicial authorities; 2° To criminal investigation officers, in the context of proceedings concerning one of the offences…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Taxation of partnerships, joint ventures, public interest groups, limited liability companies, limited liability farms and professional non-trading companies. Option for capital companies

Article 239

1. The companies and groupings mentioned in 3 of article 206 may opt, under conditions which are set by ministerial order, for the system applicable to capital companies. In this case, the income tax…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 218

One spouse may give a mandate to the other to represent him or her in the exercise of the powers conferred on him or her by the matrimonial property regime. In all cases, they may freely revoke this m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2361

…date of the deed. In the event of a dispute, proof of the date lies with the pledged creditor, who may prove it by any means.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Procedures for the performance of judicial police duties by authorised customs officers

Article R15-33-23

…f the latter has ordered such diligence. He shall inform him without delay of any difficulties that may arise and seek his instructions. He shall keep him regularly informed of his activities..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Holding of meetings

Article 236

…c Prosecutor, by the First President of the Court of Appeal or, in the case provided for in Article 235, by the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2365

In the event of default by his debtor, the pledged creditor may have the pledged claim and all rights attached thereto assigned to him by the court or under the terms of the agreement. He may also wai…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations arising from marriage

Article 207

…he creditor has himself committed a serious breach of his obligations towards the debtor, the judge may discharge the debtor of all or part of the maintenance debt.In the event of the creditor's convi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-20

…President thereof.Where the Accounting Officer has suspended payment of expenditure, the President may, in writing and under his responsibility, request the Accounting Officer to pay. The accounting…

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