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Showing 26012610 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 89-1

…hat the foreseeable timeframe for completion of the investigation is less than one year in criminal cases or eighteen months in criminal cases, he will inform the civil party of this timeframe and adv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-2

In all the cases provided for in this paragraph 3, the court may, at the request of the parties or of its own motion, assign by judgment one of its members or one of the investigating judges of the co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1137

…ated to the applicant in accordance with the procedures defined by article 751. In a duly justified case of urgency, the family court, on receipt of a petition, may allow a summons to be issued for a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I

Article R1615-5

…bursement referred to in Article L. 1615-9 is carried out under the following conditions: 1° In the case of a property transferred or entrusted to a third party outside the cases of eligibility provid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article A36-16

…e person digitally transmits, in the formats indicated on the site " www. antai. fr fr ": 1° In the case provided for in 1° of Article A. 36-15, a copy of the receipt for the complaint lodged for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-67

…ise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the value in full ownership (including in the case of a usufruct reserve) of the property given by each donor:1° According to the following scale,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 novodecies

…January 2021 and 30 June 2023 and is preceded by a financing agreement accepted by the lessee as of 28 September 2020, and no later than 31 December 2022, and which are allocated by the lessee to its…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-4

…code de l'urbanisme as it read prior to Decree No. 2015-1783 of 28 December 2015 relating to the regulatory part of Book I of the Code de l'urbanisme and to the mod…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-12

For the period between 30 June 2021 and 28 September 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 138.50% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 130.51%…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6-1

…ation useful in carrying out their task of combating illegal employment. In accordance with article 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, article 61-1 of the same code is applicable when a person is i…

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