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Showing 39313940 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1031-1

When the judge intends to request the opinion of the Cour de cassation pursuant to article

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1031-2

The decision requesting the opinion is sent, together with the submissions and any written observations, by the court registry to the registry of the Cour de cassation. It is notified, as well as the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1031-7

…requested it, to the public prosecutor at that court, to the first president of the court of appeal and to the public prosecutor where the request does not originate from the court. It shall be notifi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1031-3

The Court of Cassation shall give its opinion within three months of receipt of the file.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1031-6

The notice may mention that it will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1031-4

In matters where representation is compulsory, any observations of the parties must be signed by a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the absence of an agreement.

Article L3323-5

If a profit-sharing agreement has not been signed within one year of the end of the financial year in respect of which the employees' rights have arisen, this situation is recorded by the Labour Inspe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Carrying out an activity in the public interest.

Article L5425-9

Workers who have lost their jobs and are in receipt of a replacement income may, for a limited period of time, carry out tasks of general interest approved by the administrative authority. Their compe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-39-1

In the event of an appeal by the public prosecutor or the sentenced person, the other party has an additional period of twenty-four hours or five days in which to lodge a cross-appeal, depending on wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-41-1

In the event of an appeal against an order made by the sentence enforcement judge pursuant to the provisions of Article 712-5, the copy of the sentenced person's individual file sent to the President…

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