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Showing 731740 of 62366 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-3-1995 n° 147

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-3

In the case of research involving the human person to be carried out in emergency situations where it is not possible to obtain the prior consent of the person who will be subjected to the research, w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-1-3

When several custodial sentences are combined and they are subject to more than one of the sentence reduction schemes provided for in articles 721,721-1-1 and 721-1-2, the regime that applies is that…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R*323-11

When it decides to implement one of the reorganisation measures defined in Article L. 323-8, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution : 1° As a matter of urgency, inform the competent auth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-3-1

Any change in the conditions to which the authorisation granted to an investment service provider other than a portfolio management company providing one or more investment services was subject must b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-3

On receipt of the goods, samples are taken and sealed. These seals retain an identification label bearing in particular the following information: 1° The name under which the goods are being made avai…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2-1: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 375-9-1

When family benefits or the active solidarity income paid to single people mentioned in article L. 262-9 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles are not used for needs relating to housing, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-30

For the application of articles 696-108 and 696-111, the offences committed after 20 November 2017 falling within the jurisdiction of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and for which the alerts p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-31

I.-The following offences must be reported if they affect revenue received, expenditure incurred or assets which come under the budget of the European Union, the budgets of the institutions, bodies, o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-32

Where the offence relates to value added tax, the offences mentioned in I of Article D. 47-1-31 only if the following conditions are met:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-35

Where the alerts provided for in 1 to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the European P…

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