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Showing 19311940 of 16903 articles for Art. CE 23-6-1986 n° 50655

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-6

…rarily suspends, restricts or prohibits the free disposal of all or part of the assets of an insurance undertaking, pursuant toArticle L. 612-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, it may also…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-108

…t the national territory to investigate, prosecute and refer for trial the perpetrators and accomplices of the criminal offences affecting the European Union's financial interests referred to in Artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-24

…the request of the competent authorities of the requesting State, the French Government does not receive one of the documents mentioned in Article 696-8. If the aforementioned documents subsequently…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to certain transfers of powers (R)

Article R1614-67

…f each authority responsible for organising school transport for special public road transport services reserved for pupils is established by the prefect under the following conditions: 1° When all th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…ried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of any of the following offences: 1° Crime defined in articles 224-6 and 224-7 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Deliberate injury to lif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-6

…upying a permanent dietetic post as a civil servant or public employee on the date of entry into force of Law no. 86-76 of 17 January 1986 containing various provisions of a social nature ; 2° Persons…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article R141-6

Where the dispute arises from an individual decision, the enforcement of that decision is suspended from the date of notification to the author of the decision of the document appointing a conciliator…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

…h the SME Innovation Account, the sums allocated to the holder of this account in respect of the cancellation of the said securities which are not included in the tax base pursuant toarticle 161 of th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-6

A tax is payable by any television service publisher, within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, who is established in France and who, during…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Job search.

Article L5411-6

…ôle emploi. They are required to participate in defining and updating the personalised employment access project referred to in article L. 5411-6-1, to carry out positive and repeated acts of job-seek…

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