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Showing 77017710 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D14

…ed orders to this effect and within the limits thus set for them. Independent of these powers, they assist the judicial police officers as stated in Article D. 13. They send their reports to the publi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-25

…und that the authorised issuer does not comply with the provisions set out in 1° of Article D. 1271-13, authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by decision of the Minister responsible for personal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-12

…rom a medical condition whose medicinal treatment requires technical gestures, particularly in the case of chronic treatment; 2° The appropriateness of the programme to the requirements of learning th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-90

…ntion of the suitability of spring water for infant feeding is authorised under the same conditions as those laid down in articles R. 1322-44-12 and R. 1322-44-13 for natural mineral waters.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Repayment conditions

Article R3262-14

…rticle L. 3262-1, it pays the balance available after the deduction provided for in article R. 3262-13 to the social and economic committee if one exists or, failing that, allocates it within six mont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…be : 1° Civil servants working for a public legal entity mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and placed in a position in accordance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-819

…s equal to those mentioned in this article and under the conditions determined by this same article as well as by the provisions of Chapter I of decree no. 2021-1342 of 13 October 2021 on maternity le…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

I.-The first four classes of offences for which prosecution is extinguished by payment of a fixed fine are as follows: 1° Offences punishable under the Highway Code whether or not they result in a wit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

…R APPROVED SPORTS FEDERATIONS Article 1These regulations are drawn up in application of articles L. 131-8 and R. 131-3 and in accordance with article ..... (1) of the federation's articles of associat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-52

…nage the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of article L. 511-13 and the members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board or any oth…

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