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Showing 53815390 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145

…2. It is treated as pre-trial detention within the meaning of article 149 of this Code and article 24 of the Criminal Code (article repealed, cf. article 716-4 du code de procédure pénale).

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Data controllers and data processors

Article R1111-26

…ata, defines their respective obligations. The public interest group referred to in Article L. 1111-24 shall contribute, where necessary, to operations to verify that the digital services and tools ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Common provisions.

Article D6124-478

…rea of 17 square metres and a volume of 50 cubic metres in rooms with two beds;3° A surface area of 24 square metres and a volume of 70 cubic metres in three-bed rooms;4° A surface area of 30 square m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L595-1

…In their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 510-1L. 511-1 to L. 511-6L. 511-7La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 511-8 et L. 511-9L. 512-1 à L. 5…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L596-1

…In their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 510-1L. 511-1 to L. 511-6L. 511-7La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 511-8 et L. 511-9L. 512-1 à L. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1

…ensing of the medicinal products, products and articles mentioned in articles L. 4211-1 and L. 5125-24 and, under the conditions defined by decree, of experimental or ancillary medicinal products, and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

I.-In each currency, the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4 is calculated in accordance with the following principles: 1° The equalisation adjustment must be equal to the differen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…672 of 26 July 2013 L. 612-15-1 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-16 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 612-17 Law no. 2013-1117 of 6 December 2013 L. 612-18 and L. 612-19 law no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-6

I. - Except when the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé makes use of the derogation mentioned in V of article L. 5121-12-1, the compassionate prescription framework is…

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