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Showing 50215030 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-3

…public prosecutor may lodge an appeal with the public prosecutor against the decision to close the case with no further action taken following this report. The public prosecutor may, under the condit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-21

…erred to in this paragraph are sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, except in cases of urgency, as assessed by the Chairman of the Conciliators' Conference or the conciliator, ju…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-27

…ither through initial training, including apprenticeship ;2° Or through continuing education.In all cases, on entry to the training course, the individualised training pathway for people admitted to p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 125

…taxes, prohibitions and other economic, fiscal or customs measures applicable to such goods. In the case of goods declared for export, transit also guarantees fulfilment of the conditions to which the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Distribution of the proceeds of fines and confiscations.

Article 391

1. The Treasury's share of the proceeds of fines and confiscations resulting from cases prosecuted at the request of the Customs Administration is 40% of the net proceeds of seizures. 2. The condition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-59

…ich he/she intended to benefit from parental education leave or a period of part-time work. In this case, the parental leave or part-time work to raise a child is terminated.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-10

…igational medicinal products and, where applicable, the devices used to administer them and, in the case of research involving products other than medicinal products, the products which are the subjec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-6

The purchaser may, by way of exception, authorise an economic operator who is in a case of exclusion provided for in this Section to participate in the procedure for the award of a contract, provided…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information report to the conceding authority

Article L3131-5

…of the works or services. When the management of a public service is concessioned, including in the case provided for in article L. 1121-4, this report also enables the concession-granting authorities…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2151-4

The time limit for receipt of tenders is extended in the following cases: 1° When additional information, necessary for the preparation of the tender and requested in good time by the economic operato…

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