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Showing 13511360 of 35571 articles for Art. CA Amiens 27 March 1968 · Cass. com. 8 October 1991 · Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · Cass. com. 11 January 2000 · CA Paris 17 January 2008 · Cass. com. 26 February 1979 · CA Paris 24 September 1991 · Cass. com. 26 October 1999

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

Article R15-24

The categories of national gendarmerie units within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the jurisdiction of a department, an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-24

…pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 shall be paid by the guarantee fund within one month of notification of the commission's decision or approval of the statement of agreement; notice of payment sha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-24

…544-7 du code pénitentiaire is not harmful to the person's health. This appointment is made automatically at the request of the person or their counsel. The medical certificate is placed on file.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Declaration of a witness's address at a police station or gendarmerie brigade

Article R53-24

…of article 706-57. They must also deliver any summonses issued against such persons. If, on this occasion, they find that a person has changed address, they enter their new address in the register al…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-24

If the appeal is lodged by the public prosecutor, he may also indicate in his statement of appeal or within one month of that statement that he is requesting that the appeal be considered by a panel.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-24

A joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Economy shall specify the information that must be included in the injunctions, notices and other documents provided for in this sub-se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-24

As part of its remit, the Observatory may instruct some of its members to study particular questions and, to this end, set up working or study groups from among its members, the terms of reference and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-24

A UCITS may invest up to 20% of its assets in units or shares of the same UCITS governed by French or foreign law or FIA governed by French law or established in another Member State of the European U…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Other collective investments.

Article D214-241

…sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 of section 2 of this chapter, shall apply to the SICAVs mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 214-191.II. - The provisions of sub-section 1, except paragr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or sub-funds of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article D214-240

…e contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall issue the authorisation referred to in Article L. 214-189 within thirty days of notification of receipt of the application. If no decision has been notifie…

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