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Showing 41214130 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-2

…mutual consent has withdrawn the maintenance allowance or stating that, by virtue of the legal provisions, the allowance has ceased to be due.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-6

…their own assets. However, a new member may, if the contract so permits, be exempted from debts arising prior to its entry into the grouping. The exemption decision must be published. They are jointl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-11-1

…nagement companies may, on their own initiative or at the request of a client, treat as a non-professional client, either generally or in respect of financial instruments, investment services or trans…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance

Article R5132-1-9

The issue of the receipt referred to in the last paragraph of article R. 5132-1-6 entitles the holder to the financial aid referred to in article L. 5132-3 for each employment contract concluded with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-43

…sentencing State, the competent authority of that State requests that jurisdiction over the supervision of the probation measures or alternative sanctions and any subsequent decisions relating to tho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-42

…t of an annulment decided following a review procedure in the sentencing State, or of any other decision or measure having the effect of depriving it of its enforceability, the sentence enforcement ju…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-36

The sentence enforcement judge is competent to ensure, by himself or by any designated qualified person, the monitoring of probation measures and alternative sentences whose recognition is final. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-40

…rities of the sentencing State without delay, by any means that leaves a written record, of any decision taken pursuant to Articles 764-38 and 764-39.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-41

…that leaves a written record, in the following cases: 1° Where a pardon or amnesty concerns the decision that is the subject of monitoring in France; 2° Where the person concerned has absconded or is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-38

The sentence enforcement judge is competent to take any subsequent measure to modify the obligations or the duration of the probationary period under the conditions set out in this code.

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