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Showing 37213730 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-3

…ituting the equity of these companies determined in accordance with the consolidation rules. In the case of proportional consolidation, the book value of these securities is replaced by the fraction r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article R53-32

…d for in the second and third paragraphs of Article R. 53-27 are placed in a file separate from the case file, which is kept by the public prosecutor. This file may not be disclosed as part of the ong…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-21

…s the administrative department without delay of the decision to discontinue proceedings, except in cases where this decision is based on the premier alinéa de l'article 122-1 du code pénal, ou de la…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R155

In criminal, correctional and police matters, apart from the cases provided for by Article 114, the following may be issued to the parties:1° At their request, a copy of the complaint or the report of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R84

…cords does not need to be entered on bulletin no. 3, the latter is cancelled by a crossbar. In this case, the information may be sent by secure electronic means.When examination of the records reveals…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-12

…earch within the meaning of Article L. 1121-1. The provisions of this sub-section also apply in the case of incorporation of these elements or products, in particular in medical devices used for thera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Optimisation of medical exposure to ionising radiation

Article R1333-64

…person carrying out the procedure must provide the patient, his or her legal representative in the case of a minor, or, in the case of an adult subject to a legal protection measure with representati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-5

…mum rate of grant may not exceed 60% of this amount, or of the final amount of the operation in the case provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article D. 1424-32-10.However, in the case of an o…

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

Article R2221-26

In the cases provided for in l'article L. 2221-7, the director of a public service company responsible for the operation of an industrial and commercial public service or the chairman of the board of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating principles for inpatient units for prisoners with mental disorders

Article R3214-1

…ea defined by joint order of the ministers responsible for justice, health and the interior. In the case of hospitalisation with consent, admission is decided by the director of the health establishme…

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