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Showing 24112420 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-6

The examination board responsible for supervising the tests in the examination provided for in article R. 421-1 (4°) comprises a magistrate of the judiciary, president, a university professor teaching…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The decision of the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-7

The panel of the Court of Revision and Review rejects the application if it considers it to be unfounded. If it considers the application to be well-founded, it shall set aside the conviction handed d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-31

For the application of Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006, the services or units of the national police, the national gendarmerie, the Directorate-General for Customs and Exci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-32

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 11 relating to the confidentiality of investigations, any information or data exchanged shall be confidential. The procedures for transmitting and storin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article A713-6

Where electronic voting is used, the campaign expenses reimbursed to candidates pursuant to article R. 713-12 include the cost of the paper and printing of the circulars, where the election organising…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Hospital duties for odontology students.

Article R6153-64

During the period defined in article R. 6153-63, which includes the annual leave provided for in article R. 6153-72, hospital odontology students complete practical training. They complete at least on…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Seizure incidents

Article L221-6

In the event of competition between creditors, the agent in charge of the sale proposes an amicable distribution between them. If no agreement is reached, he will deposit the funds with the Caisse des…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R221-6

The annual financial statements, the management report and, where applicable, the consolidated financial statements and the report on the management of the Group shall be made available to the Statuto…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Opposition

Article 493-1

In the absence of opposition, the property confiscated by default becomes the property of the State on expiry of the period of prescription of the sentence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Opposition

Article 490-1

Where the objector is a prisoner, the objection may be made by means of a declaration to the head of the prison.This declaration shall be recorded, dated and signed by the head of the prison. It is al…

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