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Showing 16311640 of 41543 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-5-2011 n° 09-72.550

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 421

At the hearing, the civil party's statement must, on pain of inadmissibility, be made before the prosecution's submissions on the merits or, if the court has ordered an adjournment of sentencing, befo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 422

A person who has joined as a civil party may no longer be heard as a witness. However, the civil party is treated in the same way as a witness as regards the payment of compensation, unless the court…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 420

When made before the hearing, the statement of civil party must specify the offence being prosecuted and contain an election of domicile within the jurisdiction of the court seised, unless the civil p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 426

Withdrawal by the civil party does not preclude the civil action before the competent court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 423

The court assesses the admissibility of the civil party's claim and, if appropriate, declares the claim inadmissible.Inadmissibility may also be raised by the public prosecutor, the accused, the civil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 424

The civil party may always be represented by a lawyer. In this case, the judgment will be contradictory.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of the file

Article L751-5

…ss to information concerning them contained in the file in accordance with the article 49 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for medical students

Article D1511-53

…and the conditions under which they are granted are set in accordance with the provisions of décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006. The mileage base for these allowances may be assessed on a flat-rate…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Cinematographic representation in a school or university establishment

Article R211-51

The Minister responsible for culture may, after consulting the chairman of the classification committee, authorise the non-commercial public showing of a work or document whose cinematographic release…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 6: The auction judgement and the bill of sale

Article R322-59

In addition to the information required for all judgements, the adjudication judgement refers to the orientation judgement, the judgements ruling on disputes and the conditions of sale. It designates…

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