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Showing 901910 of 66032 articles for Art. al. 2 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 2009 · Cass. com. 1 March 2011

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-11

…ntenced person is on French territory or that of the other Member State and in the following cases: 1° The sentenced person is a national of the executing State and has his habitual residence in the t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-14

The transmission of the sentencing decision, the request for transit, the certificate and all documents relating to the enforcement of the sentence as well as any exchange relating thereto shall be ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-13

Withdrawal of the certificate shall constitute withdrawal of the application for recognition and enforcement and shall preclude enforcement of the custodial sentence or detention order pursuant to thi…

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

Article 748-2

The recipient of the mailings, deliveries and notifications referred to in Article 748-1 must expressly consent to the use of electronic means, unless special provisions require the use of this method…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-7

…ng the presence or absence of materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article L. 1334-13 is made up of: 1° In the case of the sale of residential buildings comprising a single dwell…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-7

I.-The Autorité des marchés financiers may suspend the marketing or sale of financial instruments, units mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-2

I.-This article applies to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article L. 228-2 when they provide services to shareholders or other intermediaries in relation to the shares of companies t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-20

The obligations provided for in Article 706-25-16 are suspended if the person concerned is detained during their enforcement. If the period of detention exceeds six months, the resumption of one or mo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-22

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions and procedures for the application of this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-21

If a person subject to a measure taken pursuant to Article 706-25-16 not to comply with the obligations to which it is bound is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros.

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