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Showing 60016010 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-98

…rators of cinematographic entertainment establishments must complete and send electronically, by 31 May 2022 at the latest, the form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: International cooperation and information exchange

Article D784-21

…the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 632-1-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 632-1No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 632-4no. 2008-1480 of 30 December 2008D. 632-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Falling persons.

Article R4534-6

…ngs such as those provided for the passage of lifts, or such as chimney shafts or trap doors, which may exist in the floors of a building as well as in the floors of scaffolding, gangways or any other…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-71

Without prejudice to the exercise of the rights provided for in Articles 15 to 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of indivi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D36-1

The provisions of article D. 15-5-1 are also applicable to operations carried out on the basis of a letter rogatory issued by an examining magistrate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-6

The procedures for applying the provisions of

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-31-1

…em to be considered as having sufficient knowledge of medical liability expert appraisal techniques may be included on a probationary basis for a maximum period of two years. During this period, the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-34

The sentence enforcement judge may, without proceeding with the adversarial debate provided for in Article 712-6, declare by reasoned order that a request for sentence adjustment is inadmissible pursu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Assistance in recovering damages for victims of crime.

Article L422-8

The guarantee fund may take all legal action necessary to obtain payment of damages and sums awarded in application of articles 375 or 475-1 of the code of criminal procedure from the persons responsi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approval, training and swearing-in of persons responsible for inspections.

Article R232-68

…cle L. 232-11 is granted by the French Anti-Doping Agency under the conditions it defines.No person may obtain the authorisation provided for in this article if he or she has been the perpetrator of a…

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