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Showing 26212630 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of I of Article R. 49-1 or the last paragraph of article R. 49-10, the offence is recorded by the ticketing officer under conditions tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supply of contraceptive products or devices

Article R2311-13

When the centre supplies the persons mentioned in article L. 2311-4 with contraceptive medicines, products or objects free of charge, it must enlist the help of a pharmacist registered in section D or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-46-2

The Director of the Testing Department of the French Anti-Doping Agency and the competent international sports bodies shall send each other, by any means, information relating to the consents obtained…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-4

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this sub-section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Disciplinary Commission

Article R1442-22-4

Any member of the Commission wishing to resign from office shall submit his resignation to the Minister of Justice. The resignation is not definitive until it has been accepted by the Minister.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of sanction decisions

Article R561-42-2

Without prejudice to the publication on an official website provided for in Article R. 561-42-1, the decision may also be published in the publications, newspapers or media designated by the sanctioni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-41-2

…n and the declaration of partial practice as well as the list of accompanying supporting documents ;2° The information to be provided in the statistical reports.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-151

…at d'éducateur sportif du premier degré and the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du deuxième degré may be awarded to candidates who are or have been top-level sportsmen and sportswomen under the cond…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article 706-132

The public prosecutor may appeal against judgments declaring a person not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. The assize court ruling on the appeal is then designated in accordance w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-4-2

The rate of the contributions referred to in Article L. 421-4-1 is set by order of the Minister responsible for insurance within the following limits:1° For the contribution from policyholders, this r…

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