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Showing 26912700 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-3

…them; if there is no known heir, it is made against the public prosecutor. The latter must, in all cases, be given notice of the case.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-6

…claimant and the civil party may request a copy of all or part of the documents and records in the case file. If the case file has been digitised, this copy shall be provided in digitised form, if ne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-1

…ed out their activity on French territory, on behalf of an employer whose registered office, in the case of a legal entity, or, in the case of a natural person, the activity or address of the company…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-10

In the cases provided for in articles L. 2421-8 and L. 2421-9, the persons concerned shall vacate the premises within one year of the date on which they received notification of the formal notice prov…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-13

…awyer for the minor or the minor's parents may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file. He may not communicate the copies thus obtained or their reproduction to the minor or to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-58-1

…ng into question of these acts is likely to prejudice the interests of third parties, except in the case of fraud on the part of the latter.In the case provided for in the previous paragraph, compensa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Expenses assimilated to those of criminal trials

Article R215

…ed by this title: 1° For contravention of the laws on the keeping of civil status registers, in the cases provided for in articles 50 and 53 of the Civil Code, and on the celebration of marriages, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2322-13

…2212-3 to L. 2212-5 ; 2° The document showing the consents provided for in article L. 2212-7 in the case of an unmarried minor. They must keep the medical certificates provided for in article L. 2213-…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Appealable judgments.

Article 545

Other judgments may be appealed independently of judgments on the merits only in cases specified by law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The Principal State Prosecutor.

Article 423

Except in these cases, he may act in defence of public order on the occasion of acts that undermine it.

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