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Showing 61816190 of 22424 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-11.923

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article Annexe article A43-6

…stupéfiants prévus par l'article R. 235-4 du même code : -which are carried out between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.; C 1.5 -which is carried out between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.; C 1.5 10,67 € This allowance is €18…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article L1412-1

…with legal personality and financial autonomy, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 2221-10, provided that the budgets corresponding to each of these public services remain strictly separat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

…an estimated inventory or making proposals as to the settlement of the spouses' pecuniary interests;10° Appoint a notary with a view to drawing up a draft liquidation of the matrimonial property regim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-2-1

…the one hand, and insurance organisations, credit institutions and finance companies on the other; 10° The composition and operating procedures of a monitoring and proposals body involving the partie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5

…d, depending on the Agency's achievements as presented in the review referred to in article L. 1435-10 of this Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-14

…their release, by the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for in Article 763-10, in order to assess their dangerousness.To this end, the commission requests that the person be p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

…are more than 3 children under the age of 12 in a group, the maximum number of boats per teacher is 10. If there are more than 3 children under the age of eight in a group, the maximum number of boats…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between a supplementary occupational pension fund and an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-8

…mployees is sought under the conditions and according to the procedures defined in articles R. 2232-10 to R. 2232-12 of the same code; 2° Where the contract is taken out by a group of employers, by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

…ny to vote on the approval of the merger;2° The reports referred to in Articles L. 236-9 and L. 236-10 when the minority shareholders of the absorbed company have been offered, prior to the merger, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-13

…he proceedings or the provisional maintenance of the business authorised pursuant to article L. 641-10 ;-if they have arisen in consideration of a service provided to the debtor during the maintenance…

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