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Showing 54215430 of 21660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Sept. 2018 – no. 16-13917

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R3

The commission provided for in Article 16 (2° and 4°) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, whose assent is required for the appointment of members of the national gendarmerie and civil servants from the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R632-3

Where the Autorité des marchés financiers is unable to provide an authority of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area exercising similar pow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R4641-17

…es for travel and subsistence expenses, within the region, under the conditions laid down by decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-66

…paragraph of article R. 351-9 of the Social Security Code. The provisions of article 48-2 of decree no. 85-986 of 16 September 1985 relating to the particular regime of certain positions of State civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken outside health regions where medical biology laboratories are located

Article R6211-12

The derogation provided for, on public health grounds, in Article L. 6211-16, under which the taking of a biological sample is carried out in one of the health territories in which the medical biology…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…ion de l'article L. 214-174 of the Monetary and Financial Code and Article 9, as amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March 1989 implementing Articles 26 and 34 to 42 of Law No. 88-1201 of 23 December 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article R5461-4

…s of the authorised bodies that have taken part in these procedures, referred to in Article R. 5211-26 ; 2° For the manufacturer of a medical device or its authorised representative, not to present, a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-61

…ification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of the Article 131-26 of the Penal Code;2° Disqualification, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-10

…Title II of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this article.II.-For the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R421-41

…ié détaché ICT (famille)" or "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" provided for in articles L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 may be withdrawn in the following situations: 1° The foreign national's employer, es…

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