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Showing 94319440 of 28975 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 7-11-2001 n° 99-20.962

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The exchange of information between the competent authorities of different Member States pursuant to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019

Article R49-42

The public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the officers or agents of the judicial police mentioned in articles 60-1,77-1-1 and 99-3 keep registers enabling the traceability of requests receive…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-103

Subject to the rules on the protection and representation of incapacitated persons, the provisions of article R. 743-102 are applicable to the transfer of the shares of a member who is under a legal b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-3

I.-The period of traditional medical use provided for in 4° of Article L. 5121-14-1 is thirty years, including at least fifteen years in a Member State of the European Community or in another State pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-9

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail or the applicant for marketing authorisation may refer the matter to the European…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-1

In communes of 3,500 inhabitants or more, the summary data on the commune's financial situation, provided for in 1° of the third paragraph of article L. 2313-1, include the following ratios: 1° Real o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-30

In the event of an exceptional health situation, the medico-psychological unit set up within the reference health establishment which is the head office of the regional emergency medical service (SAMU…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L264-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 711-2, articles L. 722-1 to L. 722-8, L. 731-1, article L. 731-3, articles L. 731-5, L. 733-1 to L. 733-17, L. 753-1 to L. 75…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-25

Opposing the performance of the duties entrusted to the agents and persons authorised pursuant to article L. 232-11 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.Failure to comply wit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-5-1

When committed as a repeat offender, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article 132-11 of the French Penal Code, or as part of a group, entering or attempting to enter by force or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-14

The application for renewal of a parallel import authorisation must be accompanied, where appropriate, by a list of changes that have occurred since the initial authorisation or the last renewal was i…

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