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Showing 51715180 of 38470 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 May 2014 – no. 13-16.398

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D13

…ncing orders and judgments; 4° Judicial restraints. The judicial police officers listed in articles 20 and 21 do not, under any circumstances, have the power to decide on custody measures.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34-1

…the department which issued the authorisation or gave the opinion provided for in articles R. 2324-20 and R. 2324-22 respectively, and, where applicable, to the board of the establishment or service.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in its wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-1635 du 1er décembre 2016 renforçant le dispositif français de lutte contre le blanchiment et l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-2

…of this plan within one month of the request, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require an insurance undertaking to provide a reinforced solvency margin in excess of the minimu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45

…f land motor vehicles without the prior declaration or authorisation provided for in article R. 331-20 of this Code is punishable by the penalties laid down for fifth-class offences. The same penaltie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-3

…e of 50 during the calendar year are taken into account. A beneficiary of the employment obligation may not be taken into account several times in the calculation on the grounds that he or she falls i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-22

…n informed by the holder of a marketing authorisation granted under 1°, 2° or 3° of Article R. 5141-20, before the marketing of the veterinary medicinal product concerned, of the fact that for all or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D3123-23-1

…etermine the amount of official allowances to be awarded to them in accordance with article L. 3123-20-1. In the event of an overpayment, the department will proceed to recover the undue amount from t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D4135-23-1

…etermine the amount of official allowances to be awarded to them in accordance with article L. 4135-20-1.In the event of overpayment, the region shall recover the undue amount from the date on which t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Referee (R)

Article R1425-18

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 1424-20, the matter shall be referred to the arbitrator upon a joint written request specifying the subject of the disagreement on which arbit…

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