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Showing 40514060 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-4

…shall immediately notify the Public Prosecutor. The exclusion order is automatically lifted if the case is dismissed, if there is no case to answer or if there is an acquittal or if the criminal cour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-9

…he holder of the authorisation, who may then distribute the water to the public. If this is not the case, the Prefect will give reasons for his refusal. Distribution of the water is deferred until a n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-42

…the objectives corresponding to the film project referred to in 6° of article R. 1511-41 or, in the case of the creation of a new establishment, the cinematographic project and programming project pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-7

…under the law of that State, provided that the person concerned has had the opportunity to have the case brought before a court having jurisdiction, in particular in criminal matters ; 3° An authority…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A15

…law (duration: three hours - coefficient 2);2° A practical written test in criminal procedure on a case of crime, misdemeanour or contravention (duration: four hours - coefficient 3);3° An oral test…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A4

…l law (duration: three hours-coefficient 2); 2° A practical written test in criminal procedure on a case of crime or misdemeanour (duration: four hours-coefficient 3); 3° A written test simulating a t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39-2

…to challenge a member of the Committee must, on pain of inadmissibility, make the request:1° In the case of the rapporteur, within one month of notification of the decision appointing him/her;2° In th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Transmission of information on health events to the national focal point

Article R3115-68

…riteria to the national focal point for the Minister for Health: 1° An event in which the number of cases or deaths is high for the place, period or population in question; 2° An event that could have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of court-appointed administrators or agents)

Article R814-168

…ties of liquidator be entrusted to a partner who has been subject to a disciplinary penalty. In the case of a société de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciair…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-15

…ng doctor can be chosen, the coordinating doctor will inform the sentence enforcement judge. In the case referred to in the fourth paragraph of article R. 3711-12, the sentence enforcement judge, in t…

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