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Showing 47814790 of 37517 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-44-1

…its President, subject to the specific provisions laid down by this chapter or by the articles 712-11 to 712-22.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-41-2

If he confirms an order refusing to grant leave to go out, an authorisation to go out under escort or a reduced sentence, the president of the enforcement division of the court of appeal may, in a rea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions specific to 5° "haematology intensive care".

Article D6124-31-4

The medical permanence of the haematology intensive care unit is ensured, outside day services, by at least : 1° The presence on site of a doctor with training or experience in critical care ; 2° An o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-4

…ication of the legislative provisions of Book III to the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Article L. 2311-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 2311-1 -The provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I, with the e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-4

…egislative provisions of Book III in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1° Article L. 2311-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 2311-1 -The provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I, with the e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-45

…of the General Tax Code.II. - With effect from financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2014, credit institutions, financial holding companies and mixed financial holding companies shall publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: State services and property made available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-44

…territorial collectivity may entrust the higher education establishments referred to in Article L. 4424-4 with the rights and obligations of the owner over the property assets, including the exercise…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-5

…f article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Permanence of care in general medicine

Article R6315-4

…ter can, if necessary, issue the requisitions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 6314-1. The obligations or commitments undertaken by the regular doctor in the context of permanent car…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-4

Subject to the provisions of international conventions to which France is a party, in the event that, after consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, it is established that a State does not p…

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