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Showing 15011510 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Trial of offences committed in court

Article 676

If a police offence is committed during the hearing, the tribunal or court shall draw up a report of the offence, hear the accused, the witnesses, the public prosecutor and, where appropriate, the def…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article D2333-74

The rate of the progressive levy operated on the gross gaming revenue in casinos governed by the article L. 321-1 of the Internal Security Code is as follows:6% up to 100,000 euros.16% from 100,001 eu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R937-7

In the second paragraph of Article R. 723-6, the words: "until 6 p.m. on the twentieth day preceding that of the counting of votes in the first ballot" are replaced by the words: "until the twentieth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R947-7

In the second paragraph of Article R. 723-6, the words: "until 6 p.m. on the twentieth day preceding that of the counting of votes in the first ballot" are replaced by the words "until the twentieth d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 6

Public prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty is extinguished by the death of the accused, prescription, amnesty, repeal of the criminal law and res judicata. However, if prosecution leading t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L732-7

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L733-7

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706

The following may perform the duties of a specialist assistant to an investigating division mentioned in article 52-1 or a judicial court mentioned in articles 704 or 705 category A or B civil servant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeals to the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-7

If this has not already been requested during the proceedings before the first president of the court of appeal, the applicant and the judicial agent of the State may have copies of the criminal proce…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Easements established by law

Article 652

Part of these obligations is regulated by the laws on rural policing; The others relate to the party wall and ditch, where there is a need for a counter-wall, views onto the neighbour's property, roof…

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