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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 157

…ne of the lists drawn up by the Courts of Appeal under the conditions provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires. Exceptionally, the courts may, by reasoned dec…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Common provisions.

Article 1379

…re the president of the judicial court, who shall rule in the manner provided for in Articles 493 à 498 et 846 du présent code. The same applies to claims made pursuant to Article 829 of the Civil Cod…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 265

…ointment as expert of a person not on one of the lists drawn up pursuant to Article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts; Appoints the expert or experts; States the heads of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeals against police judgements

Article 547

…e lodged with the Court of Appeal. This appeal is lodged within the time limits set out in articles 498 to 500. The appeal is heard and decided in the same way as appeals against criminal judgments. H…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 505-1

Where an appeal is lodged after expiry of the time limits provided for in articles 498, 500 or 505, where the appeal has become devoid of purpose, where it was lodged without complying with the formal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Company diagnostic experts.

Article L813-1

…y entered on the lists drawn up, for the information of judges, pursuant to Article 2 of Law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts. Each court of appeal registers experts in this specia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 505

…s of the day on which the decision is handed down. Without prejudice to the application of articles 498 to 500, the other parties then have a period of five days to lodge a cross-appeal. Even in the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…ned in article 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires before the examining magistrate or the magistra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R763-11

…Article R. 440-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des marchés financ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R764-11

…440-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des marchés financ…

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