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Showing 20512060 of 21190 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 14 December 2004

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44

An individual file concerning the activity, as a judicial police officer and for the entire jurisdiction, of each of the civil servants and military personnel authorised to exercise the attributions a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-3

Reporting proposals and ratings provided for in article D. 44-2 are drawn up on a form conforming to the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They must include a detailed general assessment, as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-5

…nt of the temporary unavailability of the magistrate whose duties are defined in articles 230-9,230-14 and 230-24, these are exercised by the senior prosecuting magistrate who is a member of the commi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel documents

Article R414-5

…porate the security features and biometric elements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions governing the performance of the duties of head of division

Article D6146-7-1

…subject to contributions to the supplementary pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970, as amended, creating a supplementary social insurance pension scheme for non-tenured…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…OVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2224-7, L. 2224-7-1 and L. 2224-8 (I and II) law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 L. 2224-11 to L. 2224-11-2 law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 First paragraph of ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…nce is created within the departments' overall operating allowance, the amount of which is equal in 2004, for each department, to the amount due in respect of 2003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

…ORDING RESULTING FROM R. 4127-1 Decree no. 2012-694 of 7 May 2012 R. 4127-2 to R. 4127-7 Decree no. 2004-802 of 27 July 2004 R. 4127-8 Decree no. 2012-694 of 7 May 2012 R. 4127-9 Decree no. 2004-802 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…iologists responsible for carrying out the analyses provided for in articles R. 3354-13 and R. 3354-14 and one or more expert doctors whose duties are provided for in article R. 3354-15 are entered un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…ovided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2122-1 and L. 2122-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of…

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