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Showing 681690 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 608

Unless otherwise decided by the Cour de cassation, a judgment recording the withdrawal of a party shall be registered free of charge.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Examination of appeals and hearings

Article 601

The rules concerning the publicity, police and discipline of hearings must be observed before the Cour de cassation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 606

The Court of Cassation shall dismiss the case if the appeal has become moot.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 607

Where the appeal is admissible, the Cour de cassation, if it considers it to be ill-founded, shall give a judgment dismissing it.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Examination of appeals and hearings

Article 602

…parties' lawyers are heard in their observations after the report, if applicable. The public prosecutor presents his closing arguments.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII ter: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of inland waterway vessels used to transport goods

Article 238 sexdecies

Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised on the disposal of inland waterway vessels used for the transport of goods, in operation by a river transport company o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Exercise of jurisdiction by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-38

…gistrate initially seised of the investigation shall immediately refer the whole of the proceedings to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor as soon as the latter notifies him that he is retaining his…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 606

…of the main proceedings and order an investigative measure or a provisional measure may be appealed to the Court of Cassation in the same way as final judgments ruling on the main proceedings as a who…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 605

An appeal in cassation is only available against judgments handed down at last instance.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 609

Any party who has an interest may appeal to the Court of Cassation even if the provision that is unfavourable to him does not benefit his opponent.

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