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Showing 29212930 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-46

Articles R. 743-44, R. 743-45, R. 743-100 and R. 743-126 also apply to the gratuitous transfer of all or part of its equity securities or shares granted by one of the members.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-127

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 814-126, the transfer of shares shall be publicised by filing in the Trade and Companies Register two certified copies of the summons sent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…or prohibitions referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 3° bis, 7°, 8°, 9°, 12°, 12° bis, 14° and 17° of Article 138 and in Article 138-3 of this code as well as the similar obligations and prohibitions set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Products not eligible for direct marketing

Article L341-10

…thout prejudice to the special rules applicable to the marketing of certain products, the following may not be marketed: 1° Products for which the maximum risk is not known at the time of subscription…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-25

Reasons must be given for any refusal to execute a European arrest warrant.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-29

The proceedings are immediately referred to the Investigating Chamber. The wanted person shall appear before it within five working days from the date of his presentation to the public prosecutor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-18

…issued the European arrest warrant has obtained the surrender of the requested person, that person may not be prosecuted, sentenced or detained with a view to the enforcement of a custodial sentence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-20

…contain, under the conditions provided for in Article 695-14, the information listed in Article 695-13. In the case referred to in 3° of Article 695-18, it shall be accompanied by a report recording t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-21

…issued the European arrest warrant has obtained the surrender of the requested person, that person may not, without the consent of the executing Member State, be surrendered to another Member State w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-32

…nch territory uninterruptedly for at least five years, the execution of the European arrest warrant may be made subject to verification that he or she can be returned to France to serve the sentence t…

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