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Showing 61116120 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-8

…ths of leaving office. However, in the interests of the proper administration of justice, the court may authorise the former court administrator to continue to deal with one or more ongoing cases, unl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-7

…icularly where the articles mentioned in the previous paragraph or articles R. 314-19 to R. 314-21, may be attached as an annex to the European standardised information sheet.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Persons subject to more than one detention order

Article R249-41

…the examining magistrates hearing the proceedings or the competent public prosecutors, as the case may be. He shall inform them of his decision.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2123-12

…der the conditions set out in the articles L. 2123-12 to L. 2123-16 and by 3° of article L. 2321-2, may only take place if the body providing the training course or session has received approval issue…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-65-1

…e filed in the "victim" section of the individual file provided for in article D. 49-29. The person may specify in their request that they wish to be informed via their lawyer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-15

…tors, as an associate of a judicial administrator and under his direct supervision. The traineeship may be completed for a period not exceeding one-third of its duration with a person practising anoth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-4

…he change is made in accordance with the conditions set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-4

…responding to the period of provisional registration. Pursuant to articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the chiropodist concern…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

Article L. 426-17 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30; 2° A temporary…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-15

Only the following personal data and information may be recorded in the processing provided for in article R. 332-14 the following personal data and information: 1° Identification data: surname; first…

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