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Showing 19011910 of 50766 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 15-2-2023 n° 21-12.698

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-15

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4322-15

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent bod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4342-15

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-150

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order, by reasoned decision, the seizure, at…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L2192-15

The public undertakings defined in II ofArticle 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contrac…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-15

Ski lift services are subject to the provisions of Titles III and IV of Book II of Part Two of the Transport Code, with the exception of Articles L. 2231-1, L. 2231-4, L. 2240-1 and L. 2241-8.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxes

Article 1530 bis

I. - Communes that exercise, pursuant to I bis of article L. 211-7 of the Environment Code, the competence of aquatic environment management and flood prevention may, by a deliberation taken under the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

I. - The Board shall examine the investigation or inspection report drawn up by the departments of the Autorité des marchés financiers or the request made by the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-15

When, pursuant to Article L. 511-10, a company applies to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for the authorisation necessary to obtain the status of société de crédit foncier, it sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Powers (R)

Article R1425-15

If the annual financing agreement provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 1425-1, no later than fifteen days before the deadline for adopting the primary budget for the financial year in que…

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