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Showing 66016610 of 24099 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 15-11-2006 n° 05-18.259

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-8

The jury for the technical examination is formed by the commission mentioned in article R. 15-33-29-5. The members of the committee or their substitutes called upon to make up the jury must sit for th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-22

The jury for the technical examination is formed by the committee referred to in article R. 15-33-29-19. The members of the committee or their alternates called upon to make up the jury must sit for t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article D764-5

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 421-7 to D. 421-9n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-10

For the compatibility of the regional development scheme in the hypotheses and conditions defined in article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code, the joint examination provided for in article L. 4433…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-2

Approval to carry out the analyses mentioned in article L. 3512-15 is granted for a maximum period of five years by the public establishment mentioned in this article. It is renewable under the same c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-19

The state diploma for masseur-physiotherapists is obtained by acquiring the skills defined in the skills reference framework mentioned in article D. 4321-15. Each skill is obtained cumulatively: 1° By…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-12

The retail client may waive part of the protection afforded by the rules of conduct. In this case, the investment services provider other than an asset management company may treat the retail client a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-4

The preventive resolution plans referred to in article L. 311-8 shall include, quantifying them wherever necessary and possible, the following elements: 1° A description of the legal and organisationa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-8

Any member who fails to pay his dues to the Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Résolution shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article L. 621-15 and to late payment penalties paid directly…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article L161-5

The provisions applicable to all municipalities classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of sub-section 2 of section 2 of chapter III of title III of this book are extended to towns or resorts…

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