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Showing 761770 of 45787 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-7-1968 n° 66-12.056

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705

The Financial Public Prosecutor, the Examining Magistrate and the Paris Criminal Court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52, 704 and 706-42 for t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 79

The death certificate will state:1° The day, time and place of death;2° The first names, surname, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the deceased;3° The first names, surnames, occupat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XIX: The court registry

Article 729

In the event of an appeal or referral after cassation, the Registrar shall send the file to the competent court, either within fifteen days of the request being made to him, or within the time limits…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Orientation of the case

Article 777

Where the parties and their lawyers prove that they have concluded a participatory procedure agreement for the purposes of preparing the case for hearing, the President shall take the measures provide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 795

The following are exempt from free transfer duties:1° Gifts and bequests of works of art, monuments or objects of historical interest, books, printed matter or manuscripts, made to establishments with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Orders of heirs.

Article 734

In the absence of a spouse entitled to inherit, the parents are called upon to succeed as follows: 1° Children and their descendants; 2° Father and mother; brothers and sisters and the descendants of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 744

The public prosecutor must ensure compliance with the guiding principles of the trial in the execution of letters rogatory.In the event of a breach of these principles, the public prosecutor or the in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Institution of proceedings

Article 750

Claims may also be made by application where the amount of the claim does not exceed It may also be brought by application where the amount of the claim does not exceed 5,000 euros in ordinary oral pr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 792

The measures taken by the Pre-Trial Judge are simply mentioned in the file; notice is given to the lawyers. However, in the cases provided for in articles 787 to 790, the Pre-Trial Judge shall rule by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 752

Representation takes place ad infinitum in the direct descending line. It is admitted in all cases, either where the children of the deceased compete with the descendants of a predeceased child, or wh…

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