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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 465-1

Where a judgment fixes a maintenance allowance or one of the claims provided for in articles 214, 276 and 342 of the Civil Code, the parties are informed in a document attached to the copy of the judg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

…iable for them: 1° Participate in electronic exchanges, including with persons likely to be the perpetrators of these offences; 2° By this means, extract or store data on persons likely to be the perp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-1

With regard to the detained accused, the court may, in any event, by special reasoned decision, where the elements of the case justify the extension of a particular security measure, maintain the dete…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 460-1

…d for in Article 420-1, the President shall read out the claim as soon as the hearing has been completed. The Public Prosecutor makes his submissions; the accused and, if applicable, the person civill…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 469-1

…accused guilty, either exempt him or her from sentencing or defer sentencing under the conditions set out in Articles 132-59 to 132-70 of the Penal Code and articles 747-3 and 747-4 of this Code. It…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 465-1

Where the acts are committed in a state of legal recidivism, the court may, by special reasoned decision, issue a committal or arrest warrant against the accused, regardless of the length of the priso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-46

…resentatives, notification is made at the earliest the day after the date scheduled for the first meeting provided for in articles L. 1233-29 and L. 1233-30. The notification shall be accompanied by a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules.

Article L1251-46

…mmunicates the information to the administrative authority in order to carry out its control missions.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-46

…continue ipso jure without any right of termination being exercisable by reason only of such transfer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-46

Bondholders of the same issue are grouped by operation of law, for the defence of their common interests, into a masse which enjoys civil personality. However, in the case of successive bond issues, t…

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