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Showing 751760 of 7796 articles for Art. CE 29-12-1995 n° 118754

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-30

…al in whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located is brought directly to the attention of the officer, who may submit comme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Agents de police municipale, gardes champêtres, agents de surveillance de Paris and agents de la ville de Paris chargé d'un service de police (municipal police officers, rural wardens, Paris surveillance officers and Paris city police officers)

Article R15-33-29-3

The contraventions provided for in the Penal Code that municipal police officers, country wardens, Paris surveillance officers mentioned in article 21 of this code, as well as officers of the City of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-18

…environmental inspectors referred to in article 28-3 are referred to as judicial environmental officers.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-5

…es-general at the Court of Cassation, chairman;2° Four magistrates from the public prosecutor's office, no more than two of whom may be honorary magistrates;3° The director general of public finance o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-19

…general at the Court of Cassation, chairman; 2° Three magistrates from the Public Prosecutor's Office, no more than two of whom may be honorary magistrates; 3° The Director General of Planning, Housi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-26

…ithin whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located shall order the withdrawal or suspension of the authorisation for a perio…

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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.4122-4-29

I.-The National Council immediately notifies each candidate or tenderer concerned of its decision to reject their application or tender. II.-Where the National Council has awarded its contract in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-12

The CE marking is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative, in a visible, legible and indelible manner on the in vitro diagnostic medical device where this…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 120

…mmercial, civil and generally any other companies, corporations or enterprises whose registered office is situated abroad regardless of when they were created;2° Interest, income and profits from inte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 12

The tax is due each year on the basis of the profits or income that the taxpayer makes or has at his disposal during the same year.

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