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Showing 121130 of 61711 articles for Art. R 330-2 · Cass. com. 7 July 2004 · CA Paris 5 November 2008

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-54

The national automated genetic fingerprint database, placed under the control of a magistrate, is intended to centralise genetic fingerprints from biological traces as well as the genetic fingerprints…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medical monitoring of employees of the intermediary association.

Article R5132-26-7

The information and prevention visit and the pre-recruitment medical examination for a person made available to a user are organised by the intermediary association as soon as the person is made avail…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal against certain decisions of the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-5

The application for a stay of execution shall be made by way of a writ of summons in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of article 485 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-7

If it does not emanate from the judge, the refusal to issue the certificate may be referred to the president of the judicial court. The president of the court will give the final ruling on the applica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-5

Those who refuse to take fingerprints or photographs authorised by the public prosecutor or investigating judge, in accordance with the provisions of article 78-3.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XXI: Communication by electronic means.

Article 748-5

The use of electronic communication does not preclude the right of the interested party to request the delivery, on paper, of a copy of the court decision bearing the enforcement formula.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-7

For second, third, fourth and fifth class traffic offences, the list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, with the exception of those relating to parking, the fixed fine is reduced if the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-51

The ad hoc administrator appointed pursuant to the previous article shall be appointed by the competent magistrate, either from among the child's relatives, or from a list of persons whose constitutio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-57

Persons against whom there are no plausible grounds for suspecting that they have committed or attempted to commit an offence and who are likely to provide evidence relevant to the proceedings may, wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 716-5

In order to enforce a sentence of imprisonment or confinement, the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor may authorise law enforcement officers to enter the home of the convicted person in order…

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