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Showing 60416050 of 45873 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 3-11-2011 n° 10-21.760

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-3

The orthoptist alone is authorised, on medical prescription and after carrying out the assessment described in Article R. 4342-2, to provide orthoptic treatment for : 1° strabismus ; 2° oculomotor par…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Modulation of sentences according to the scale and seriousness of the offence and the personality of the offender, special provisions, repeat offending

Article 369

1. Having regard to the extent and seriousness of the offence committed and the personality of the offender, the court may : a) Release the offenders from confiscation of the means of transport, excep…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 343

1. The action for the enforcement of sentences shall be brought by the Public Prosecutor. 2. The action for the enforcement of tax penalties shall be brought by the Customs Administration; the Public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-3

In the case provided for in 1° of Article A. 37-20-2, the person shall send digitally, in the formats indicated on the site " www. antai. fr ", the copy of the receipt of the complaint lodged for thef…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Investments

Article R353-3

For insurance and reinsurance undertakings investing in transferable securities or other financial instruments based on repackaged debt issued before 1 January 2011, the requirements set out in Articl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° Les dispositions des articles 1er, 2, des paragraphes 1 à 3, de l'article 9, de l'article 10, de l'article 11 des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390

The summons shall be issued within the time limits and in the form laid down by articles 550 et seq. The summons informs the accused that he may be assisted by a lawyer of his choice or, if he so requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-3

For the application of Article L. 5311-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, paragraphs 1 to 21 are replaced by the following paragraphs 1 to 14:1° Medicinal products, including magistral, hospital…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

Enforcement of the sentencing decision shall be refused in the following cases: 1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentencing decision and has n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

The provisions of the following articles are applicable to requests for vocational retraining projects: 1° Articles R. 6323-10, R. 6323-10-1, R. 6323-10-2 and R. 6323-10-4 relating to the procedures f…

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