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Showing 21812190 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Precautionary measures

Article L232-23-4

Where an analysis result implicates a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method, with the exception of a Specified Substance or Specified Method within the meaning of the Prohibited List referred to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 432-2

…e French nationals or equivalent;2° Legal entities that are production companies established in France.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-4

When the composition of the supervisory board of a company investment fund and the procedures for appointing its members are set under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of I of Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-42-2

…nal Council, the Public Prosecutor, the Attorney General, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the Government Commissioners at the National Registration and Disciplinary Commission, the regio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-2

…gulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, in accordance with point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the Euro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-4

…legal time limit, a copy of the declaration is given to the declarant bearing the registration notice. Within two years of the date on which it was made, the registration may be contested by the Publ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-40

Where, in an investigation concerning one of the crimes or offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1, knowledge of this information is likely to seriously endanger the life or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions independent of protective measures

Article 414-2

During his lifetime, the action for nullity belongs only to the person concerned. After his death, acts made by him, other than inter vivos gifts and wills, may only be challenged by his heirs, on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-27

I.- Regular, acceptable and appropriate tenders, which have not been rejected pursuant to article R. 4122-4-26, are ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria. II - The contract is awar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…orised person, a penal composition to a natural person who admits having committed one or more offences punishable as a principal penalty by a fine or a prison sentence of up to five years, as well as…

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