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Showing 26612670 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IX: Rehabilitation of convicted persons

Article 785

…by the latter or, if he or she is banned, by his or her legal representative; in the event of death and if the legal conditions are met, the application may be followed by his or her spouse or by his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 703

…uant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 702-1 specifies the date of the conviction and the places where the applicant has resided since his or her conviction or release. It is sent, d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-7

…taking into account, if applicable, the temporary installation carried out at the lessor's expense and the reimbursement of his normal removal and reinstallation expenses. When the offer has been acc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-7

…be exercised by a natural person holding a sports agent's licence. The licence is issued, suspended and withdrawn, depending on the discipline concerned, by the relevant delegating federation. The fed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 768-1

The automated national criminal record receives, as far as legal entities are concerned and after checking their identity by means of the national register of companies and establishments: 1° Unoppose…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 743

…es, interested persons may also ask the judge assigned to rescind the measures he has already taken and to annul the acts recording the execution of the letters rogatory.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 774

…e is heard; they are summoned or notified orally, with the names of the members of the panel marked and mentioned in the file. In the event of their absence, they are notified by a simple notice, date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-7

The authorisation holder is recognised as a hospital cancer molecular genetics platform by the Institut National du Cancer in application of article L. 1415-2 or has a cooperative organisation with ot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance of duties

Article R6152-708-1

Practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6152-1 working full time may carry out the expert assessments mentioned in II of article L. 6152-4 during their service obligations up to a lim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article 714

Investigated persons, defendants and accused persons subject to pre-trial detention shall undergo it in a prison or an establishment for sentenced persons, under the conditions set out in the provisio…

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