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Showing 45814590 of 22073 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 31 Mar. 2015 – no. 14-10.346

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article R57-6-5

…lations between detainees and their defence counsel are determined by the provisions of articles R. 313-14, R. 313-15 and R. 313-16 of the penitentiary code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Merchanting.

Article L8271-15

As part of their mission to combat horse-trading, the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-14 may ask to see estimates, order forms or work orders, invoices and contracts or commercial documents relati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-18

One or more samples of the biological product used to carry out the medical biology analyses provided for in articles R. 1211-14 to R. 1211-16 are kept under conditions set by order of the Minister fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-37-3

The agreement referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 621-14-1 shall be signed within four months of the date on which the Autorité des marchés financiers receives acceptance of the proposal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Medical committee.

Article D6431-20

…of staff of his choice; 2° The representative of the Agency Committee provided for in article L. 6431-14.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-5

The companies promoting the operation to form a European holding company shall draw up a joint draft for the formation of the European company.This draft shall be filed with the registrar of the court…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Secure detention

Article R53-8-53

The Pluridisciplinary Commission on Security Measures is consulted by the sentence enforcement judge, or failing this by the public prosecutor, at least eighteen months before the release of the perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-11

I.-The holder of an authorisation declares to the Prefect any project to modify the installations and operating conditions mentioned in the prefectoral authorisation order and sends him all the inform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-medical benefits

Article R6133-10

Irrespective of each member's contribution to the operating costs of the grouping, the medical procedures and consultations referred to in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 6133-6, provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2311-1-1

…elopment objectives set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The content of this report, which includes in particula…

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