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Showing 47714780 of 32072 articles for Art. 1115 · Cass. com. 7 April 2010 n° 09-65.899 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · BOI-ENR-DMTOI-10-50

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-7

…financial statements are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. Other decisions are e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-52

…the person to a custodial sentence or security measure as enforceable on French territory. Articles 728-37 to 728-39 and 728-42 to 728-44 are applicable. For the application of these same articles, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-7

…lants, whether indigenous or acclimatised, with the exception of those mentioned in article L. 5132-7. These plants or parts of plants may not, under any circumstances, be supplied to the public in th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-7

…land belonging to the section under the conditions provided for by the articles L. 125-1 to L. 125-7 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. It is called upon to give its opinion, in a general manner…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-2

…a measure of release on parole or conditional release under the conditions provided for in Articles 720 and 730-3, the sentence enforcement judge may, for the sole purpose of promoting the integration…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-7

For the application of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-7

Insurance contracts covering fire damage or any other damage to property located in France, as well as damage to the bodies of motorised land vehicles, entitle the insured party to cover against the e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-7

The grant application is sent by the chairman of the board of directors of the fire and rescue service or by the mayor of Marseille, to the departmental prefect. It is accompanied by:1° An explanatory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-7

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-7

…ties within the meaning of article D. 3334-8-1 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales; 7° An elected member of the Conseil national d'évaluation des normes provided for in article L. 1212…

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