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Showing 41614170 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-22

…nded in custody, to the examining magistrate, the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor as the case may be.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special rules

Article R220

The costs of recovering fines imposed in the cases provided for by the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Penal Code are taxed in accordance with the rates for civil matters. These costs are not charg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-5

…n probation service. This collection is not necessary, however, if this agreement is already in the case file.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-8

…c committee or the company, or jointly by the social and economic committee and the company. In the case of joint management, the social and economic committee is consulted in advance about the manage…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-27

…keep the single staff register, the requirements of articles D. 8113-2 and D. 8113-3 apply. In this case, the employer sends the Labour Inspectorate the opinion of the Social and Economic Committee pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-3

…an accident at work or an occupational disease, excluding commuting accidents.However, in all other cases, the compensation period runs for more than seven days of absence.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants

Article R1234-2

…hat all documents relating to the transplant are kept for thirty years after the transplant. In the case of international exchanges of organs, the Agence de la biomédecine is also responsible for keep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Disciplinary powers

Article R612-40

Any member of the Enforcement Committee who, without prejudice to the cases provided for in Article L. 612-10, assumes that he or she is a cause for disqualification or who conscientiously considers t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Information and communication

Article R2262-4

In the case of caretakers, domestic servants, lone workers and home workers, the employer's obligation to post notices as provided for in article R. 2262-3 is replaced by the issue to each of these em…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21

In the case provided for in article R. 3332-20, where the employee savings plan has not been set up in application of an agreement with the personnel, the social and economic committee, where it exist…

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