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Showing 86518660 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-18

…Republic of convictions or probation decisions handed down by the courts of other Member States. It may also ask the competent authority of another Member State to forward to it a request for recognit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800-2

…ny decision other than a conviction or a declaration that the accused is not criminally responsible may award the person prosecuted for a criminal or civil offence compensation that it determines in r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44-1

…rticle L. 533-4-3 ; 3° The sanctions referred to in IV of Article L. 612-40. The resolution college may also assess whether the person's failure is proven or foreseeable, in accordance with Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-11

The marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8 may only be granted for a blood-derived medicinal product when it is prepared from blood or blood components collected under the condition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-18

…Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Central Council of Section E of the National Order of Pharmacists. It may determine the sector or sectors of the municipality in which the pharmacy is to be located. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-5

In each public health institution where a private practice is carried out, a private practice committee is responsible for ensuring that the legislative and regulatory provisions governing this practi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-81-1

…graphs. The vice-chairman shall come from a category of members other than that of the chairman. He may be reappointed twice. II. - If the Chairman of the Users' Commission is unable to attend, is abs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Suspension, prohibition and termination of research.

Article R1123-67

…put in place. If the competent authority considers that the measures envisaged are insufficient, it may require the sponsor to take appropriate measures.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds.

Article R123-107

…A copy of the decision of the board of directors, the management board or the managers, as the case may be, to carry out an increase or reduction in capital authorised by the general meeting of shareh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article R224-2

In addition to the information listed in article L. 210-2, and without prejudice to any other useful provisions, the company's articles of association shall contain the following information:

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