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Showing 32913300 of 20042 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 19 November 2010

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-2

…signed electronically or by hand by the officer in accordance with the provisions of article A. 37-19. IV.-After collection, the offending officer shall record the number of the booklet of counterfoi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-24

…311-19, to more than 60% of the final production cost of the work; 3° For difficult long-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-29

…year to which they relate. The budget is accompanied by the documents mentioned in article R. 6145-19. Amending decisions are sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for approval,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…he application of 1.1 and 2.1 of article 78 of law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, including the amounts provided for in VIII of the same 2.1, received or borne by the grouping…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain public service sports management structures

Article L115-1

I.-Provided that they continue to be used for the public sports service and that the beneficiary local authorities draw up a project for the establishment, full ownership of the following is transferr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-67

…nder the following conditions: 1° When all the service points of a special service were, during the 1983-1984 school year, located within the same urban transport perimeter, the corresponding right to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…t March 2007 Article R. 411-1-4 Decree no. 2015-595 of 2 June 2015 Article R. 411-2 Decree no. 2004-199 of 25 February 2004 Article R. 411-3 Decree no. 2015-515 of 7 May 2015 Article R. 411-4 Decree n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

…article L. 162-23-4 of the same code;5° A change in the allocations mentioned in article L. 162-22-19 of the same code.II -Where it appears that changes in the institution's actual activity or the le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-7

As stated in article 511-19-2 of the French Criminal Code, which is reproduced below:Art. 511-19-2 -The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 Euros:"1° Conserving emb…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Project owners

Article L2411-1

Project owners are principally responsible for the project. They may not delegate this function of general interest, defined in Title II, subject to the provisions of this book relating to the mandate…

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