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Showing 92219230 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-5

…udicial police officer, who may examine the file relating to the acts of which he or she is accused and be assisted by counsel of his or her choice.The judicial police officer whose authority has been…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-2

…rder may be issued in respect of any movable or immovable property, whether tangible or intangible, and any legal instrument or document evidencing title to or interest in such property, which the jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-5

The certificate must be translated into the official language or one of the official languages of the executing State or into one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Communit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-4

…property in the executing State until receipt of the request referred to in the previous paragraph and shall mention the likely date on which such a request will be made. The request shall be transmi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-1

…the destruction, transformation, movement, transfer or disposal of property liable to confiscation and located in the territory of another Member State, known as the executing State. The judicial aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-67-2

…authorised to perform. As part of their practice, these professionals must clearly inform patients and other recipients of their services in advance of the procedures they are authorised to perform.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-67-1

…ute to the patient's free choice of practitioner, relating in particular to his professional skills and practices, his career path and the conditions of his practice. This communication must comply wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-6-2

…tion are no longer radioactive substances as defined inArticle L. 542-1-1 of the Environmental Code and no longer warrant radiation protection controls as long as they are effectively recovered under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-1

…een the services of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status and those of the member municipalities. This report includes a draft scheme for the pooling of servi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

…itiative draws up a document presenting an estimate of the impact of the operation on the resources and costs as well as on the personnel of the municipalities and public establishments of inter-munic…

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