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Showing 42214230 of 9051 articles for Art. 158 · CE 18 June 1990 n° 61022 · CE 16 July 2008 n° 277180 · CE 16 June 2004 n° 235647

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-13

…nt authority of the executing State has informed the public prosecutor that it recognises the sentence or the probation decision, the competent authorities of the executing State shall become solely c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-11

The public prosecutor shall forward to the competent authority of the executing State a certified copy of the sentencing decision or probation decision and the original or a copy of the certificate re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-12

The public prosecutor may decide to withdraw the certificate, provided that monitoring has not begun in the executing State, in the following cases: 1° Where it considers that the maximum period of de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-9

…the European Union so that it may recognise and monitor the conviction or probation decision and, once it has been drawn up and signed, the certificate provided for in Article 764-6. It may carry out…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education

Article L4424-2

The territorial collectivity of Corsica finances, builds, equips and maintains collèges, lycées, public vocational education establishments, artistic education establishments, special education establ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other institutions

Article L783-6

Article L. 615-1 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended byOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other institutions

Article L784-6

Article L. 615-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, as amended byOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article D753-8

Article D. 313-2 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article D752-8

Article D. 313-2 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-2

The certification of inter-company occupational health and prevention services provided for in Article L. 4622-9-3 is issued by a certifying body accredited by the French Accreditation Committee or by…

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