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Showing 63016310 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 754

It may not be exercised until five days after a summons has been served on the convicted person at the request of the pursuing party. In the event that the judgment of condemnation has not previously…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable in the event of non-compliance with house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-20

…tarily evades the obligations of house arrest with electronic surveillance, the investigating judge may issue a warrant for his arrest or bringing to trial. The investigating judge may also, under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R2123-22-3

…8-1 and covered by the provisions of articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labour Code (1) or who may claim the benefit of the provisions of Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-17 of the same code (2), or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group membership

Article R623-19

…it set by the judge pursuant to article L. 623-8 and under the conditions set out in article R. 623-17, are no longer eligible to claim compensation under the group action and are not represented by t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-25

…ve its decision, with the parties heard or summoned, under the conditions set out in articles R. 50-17 et seq.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Management of prisoners' property

Article D330

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 332-17 du code pénitentiaire, tout versement effectué à l'extérieur sur la part disponible du compte nominatif d'une personne placée en détention pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-9

…y been the subject of financial compensation from the State in this respect, the operator concerned may not claim further compensation for these additional costs.IV. - When the number of identificatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-1

…eement provides for the possibility of a reduction in the value of the annuity unit, this reduction may only occur where the ratio between, on the one hand, the sum of the special technical provision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inspection.

Article L5313-1

…common specifications or standards concerning the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745, transposing the harmonised European standards whose references have been published in the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Conformity and safety of products and services

Article R521-3

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect…

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