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Showing 261270 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 670-3

…ncurred by the service of a document abroad at the behest of the court registry are taxed, advanced and recovered as costs referred to in 13° of I of Article R. 93 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 688-3

Where service is effected by the Public Prosecutor, it shall be effected by simple delivery and free of charge, against a receipt attesting to the date and conditions of delivery..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-6

The assize court ruling on appeal on the civil action may not, on the sole appeal of the accused, the civilly liable person or the civil party, aggravate the fate of the appellant. The civil party may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Joint investigation teams

Article 695-3

Within the framework of the joint investigation team, French judicial police officers and agents seconded to a joint investigation team may carry out operations prescribed by the team leader, througho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-11

…orm the person concerned, specifying that he may, within a period of fifteen days, examine his file and be heard, if necessary, with the assistance of counsel of his choice.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-6

A joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for Customs sets the list of agents who, due to their responsibilities and skills, are exempt from the techn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-6-3

The dispensing of medicinal products prescribed on a conditional dispensing prescription referred to in article L. 5121-12-1-1 must comply with all the information contained therein.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-6

…one of them or the family council consents to the admission of the child as a ward of the State by handing it over to the child welfare service, the choice of adopter is left to the guardian, with the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-6

Articles 327 paragraph 2, and 328 above are applicable to the action for subsidies.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-6

…ed or rescinded by the judge who made them either of his own motion or at the request of the father and mother jointly, or one of them, the person or service to whom the child has been entrusted or th…

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