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Showing 11811190 of 43900 articles for Art. 1216 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assessment of doses to the general public

Article R1333-24

…tors to be used ; 2° The conversion coefficient values for external exposure to ionising radiation; 3° The effective dose values incurred per unit of activity incorporated, for each radionuclide inges…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article D741-24

The National Council provides through a common grant for the financing of services of collective interest in the following areas: - training and documentation for the profession; - operation of common…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to the trial court

Article D32-23

In accordance with the provisions of Article 179, in the event that the person under investigation is referred to the criminal court, the house arrest with electronic surveillance ends, unless the inv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeal procedures

Article R3211-23

In all cases, the Public Prosecutor may appeal to the Supreme Court. The order may not be contested.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: National gendarmerie units

Article R15-24

…ades départementales de renseignements et d'investigations judiciaires de la gendarmerie nationale ;3° The motorised brigades of the departmental gendarmerie;4° The surveillance and intervention plato…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-24

…date an invitation to attend at least fifteen days before the hearing referred to in article R. 811-28-1, mentioning the day, time and place of the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: State information.

Article L6332-24

…ator or France Compétences fails to draw up or transmit the information provided for in Article L. 6332-23, the administrative authority may give it formal notice to do so.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX ter: Declaration of overseas investments

Article 242 sexies

…ns set out in Articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C, 217 undecies, 217 duodecies, 244 quater W, 244 quater X or 244 quater Y declare to the tax authorities the nature, location, fina…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-24

The panel shall reach its decision by reasoned decision.The decision is signed by the chairman of the panel. It is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-24

…vided that these elements are necessary for the implementation of the purposes mentioned in article 230-6.Where necessary, and within the framework of the international commitments in force, the proce…

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