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Showing 191200 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-107

The liberty and custody judge shall terminate the enforcement of the protection order as soon as he is informed by the competent authority of the issuing State of its revocation. He may also terminate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IVa: The manner in which statements are received from staff of certain specialised departments or units

Article 656-1

When the testimony of an agent of a service mentioned in article L. 811-2of the Internal Security Code or of a service designated by the decree in Council of State provided for in article L. 811-4 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-10

Any person apprehended following an extradition request must be brought before the territorially competent public prosecutor within forty-eight hours. The articles 63-1 to 63-7 are applicable during t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-6

…ing the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pursuant to article 18 de la loi n° 2014-856 du 31 juillet 2014 relative à l'économie sociale et solidaire.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-1-1

Subject to Article 60-1-2, when the requisitions provided for in Article 60-1 relate to connection data issued by a lawyer and linked to the use of an electronic communications network or service, whe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-6

For the application of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Conciliation delegated to a court-appointed conciliator

Article 129-6

Decisions taken by the judge in the context of delegated conciliation are measures of judicial administration.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-6

Refusal to refer the question relieves the court of jurisdiction of the plea in law based on the priority question of constitutionality. However, where this refusal was based exclusively on the findin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-6

The decision ordering mediation shall mention the agreement of the parties, appoint the mediator and the initial duration of the mediator's assignment and indicate the date on which the case will be r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 607-1

An appeal in cassation may also be lodged against a judgment by which the court of appeal rules on jurisdiction without ruling on the substance of the dispute.

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