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Showing 681690 of 16885 articles for Art. CA Paris 29-6-2007 n° 05/17124

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-1

…iable and sentences him or her to a custodial sentence. The same applies if, following an appeal in cassation, the referring court finds the person criminally liable and sentences him or her to depriv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-3

…ant to this article is, with regard to the conditions for lifting and extending this measure, identical to that for hospitalisation ordered by the State representative pursuant to articles L. 3213-1 a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-8

In accordance with the provisions of 11° bis of I of Article 23 of Law no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 for internal security, the public prosecutor shall inform the manager of the wanted persons file of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-29-3

…the authority under the conditions mentioned in Article R. 612-21.Upon receipt of the complete application, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has two months to object to the appoint…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article D621-29-1

…ntribution referred to in IIa of Article L. 621-5-3 is set at 20,000 euros when the issuer's market capitalisation is less than 2 billion euros and more than 1 billion euros, at 70,000 euros when the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-29

In the event of dissolution of the company, the liquidator is chosen from among the partners of the société de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R*4433-29

The consultation body established by article L. 4433-4-7 is called the Antilles-Guyane regional cooperation conference. The conference is informed of the cooperation policies and programmes conducted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pre-resumption and resumption of work examinations

Article R4626-29-1

A pre-reinstatement examination may be organised under the conditions set out in articles R. 4624-20 to R. 4624-21.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4322-29-1

The provisions of article R. 4124-5 are applicable to elections to the disciplinary chambers of first instance for chiropodists.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29-1

When an application for authorisation concerns a generic medicinal product of a reference medicinal product which has not been authorised in France, the applicant must indicate the Member State of the…

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