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Showing 231240 of 27977 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 17-7-1997 n° 96-10.261

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 17

The judicial police officers exercise the powers defined in article 14; they receive complaints and denunciations; they carry out preliminary investigations under the conditions provided for by articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1777

The outgoing farmer must leave to him who succeeds him in cultivation, suitable lodgings and other facilities for the work of the following year; and conversely, the incoming farmer must provide to hi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Failure to declare or late declaration

Article 1728

1. Failure to file within the prescribed time limit a declaration or deed containing an indication of items to be taken into account for the assessment or liquidation of the tax shall result in the ap…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-171

The training course, which lasts a minimum of thirty-five hours, is structured around the following five themes: 1° Theme 1: regulatory framework for teaching, supervising and training in mountain spo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-173

The examination panel is chaired by the Minister for Sports or his/her representative, a category A civil servant belonging to a body reporting to the Ministry for Sports. In addition to the person in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-172

The general training common to the teaching, supervision and training professions in mountain sports is assessed by means of a three-hour written test, covering all the subjects covered during the tra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-175

Candidates holding a certificate of successful completion of the examination for the common general training course for mountain sports professions or a certificate of successful completion of the exa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-170

Candidates aged seventeen or over on the date of entry to the common general training course for teaching, supervision and training in mountain sports may enrol. The enrolment file, the composition of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-174

The general training common to the teaching, supervision and training professions in mountain sports may be obtained by validating the experience acquired. Candidates wishing to apply for validation o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175

I.-As soon as the investigation appears to have been completed, the examining magistrate communicates the case file to the public prosecutor and at the same time notifies the parties' lawyers or, if t…

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