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Showing 101110 of 52861 articles for Art. RJDA 1/97 n° 74

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 741

The assigned judge is required to inform the assigning court, at its request, of the place, day and time at which the execution of the letter rogatory will take place; the foreign assigning judge may…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 746

The decision by which the judge refuses to execute a letter rogatory, cancels the acts recording its execution, reports the measures he has taken or refuses to report them must state the reasons.The p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 743

The judge assigned may refuse, of his own motion or at the request of any interested person, the execution of a letter rogatory if he considers that it does not fall within his powers. He must refuse…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 745

If the letter rogatory has been transmitted irregularly, the judge assigned may of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor refuse to execute it; he may also, at the request of the pu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 744

The public prosecutor must ensure compliance with the guiding principles of the trial in the execution of letters rogatory.In the event of a breach of these principles, the public prosecutor or the in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 747

The documents recording the execution of the letter rogatory or the decision by which the judge refuses to execute it shall be transmitted to the issuing court by the same channels as those by which t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 742

The judge may not refuse to execute a letter rogatory on the sole ground that French law claims exclusive jurisdiction, or that it does not know of a legal remedy that responds to the subject matter o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Paid practice of medicine.

Article R4127-97

Under no circumstances may a salaried doctor accept remuneration based on standards of productivity, hourly output or any other arrangement that would result in the limitation or relinquishment of his…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-97

The Registrar shall proceed with the registration within one clear working day of receipt of the application. He informs the applicant of this through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-97

Health establishments other than those mentioned in Article R. 2223-90, as well as establishments providing accommodation for the elderly mentioned in 6° of the Code de l'action sociale et des famille…

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