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Showing 18811890 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-116

The toxic and poisonous substances provided for in d of article L. 5144-1 and the medicinal products containing them are subject to the provisions of chapter II of title III of this book, with the exc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-6-15

…ts. The task of the victim support office is to inform victims and respond to any difficulties they may encounter throughout the criminal proceedings, particularly during any urgent proceedings such a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 919-117

…e application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 15 May 2022 at the latest.This form must be accompanied by:1° Documents proving that the foreign sal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-23

…st paragraph of article R. 631-1 of the Penitentiary Code, the measure ordered pursuant to Article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code is automatically lifted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-11

The decisions of the Board of Directors relating to 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13° and 19° of I of article R. 6123-8 are automatically enforceable fifteen days after they are received by the ministers responsi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-11

…e In their wording resulting from L. 517-1 with the exception of its last four paragraphs Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 517-4-3 with the exception of its second paragraph and L. 517-1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L311-11

…time they are updated, the College of Resolution assesses the extent to which the persons concerned may either be subject to collective proceedings in accordance with the procedures set out in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-11

…e ends. Clauses in agreements entered into before the date of publication of the loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques which have not been transmitted to the Au…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-11

…d as follows:"Art. R. 531-7.-The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide not to rule within the period provided for in Article R. 531-6 where it deems this necess…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116-1

…ing at first appearance and confrontations, shall be subject to audiovisual recording.The recording may only be consulted, during the investigation or before the trial court, in the event of a challen…

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