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Showing 281290 of 60739 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-1-1995 n° 88

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-4

When the examining magistrate receives a request from the public prosecutor to remand the person in custody, and considers that this detention is not justified, and decides not to transfer the case fi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1

If it appears to the public prosecutor that such a measure is likely to ensure compensation for the damage caused to the victim, put an end to the disorder resulting from the offence or contribute to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-4

Failing any other designation by law, the contract or the judge, the place of payment of the obligation to pay a sum of money is the creditor's domicile.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The alternative obligation

Article 1307-4

A creditor who has not made his choice known must, if one of the performances becomes impossible to perform as a result of force majeure, be satisfied with one of the others.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-13

When the victim of the offence is identified, he or she is informed of this procedure without delay, by any means. He or she is invited to appear at the same time as the perpetrator, accompanied if ne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-404-1

A hospital career commitment agreement may be concluded, on the proposal of the head of the division or, failing that, the head of the department, the head of the functional unit or another internal s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-413-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 6152-413, a contractual practitioner who has an open-ended contract as provided for in article R. 6152-403 may be dismissed, after receiving the opini…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-4

Each approved federation shall appoint an anti-doping adviser responsible for ensuring that the federation complies with its obligations in terms of the fight against doping as set out in 5° of I and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory procedure

Article 122-4

…et up within the institution pursuant to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-49-1

I.-For inter-company occupational health and prevention services, the national specifications for approval include the following criteria: 1° With regard to the governance and management of occupation…

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