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Showing 94519460 of 25610 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – no. 95-14.158

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

Article R3

…e;6° The central director of recruitment and training for the national police or his representative;7° The head of the general inspectorate of the national gendarmerie or his representative;8° The com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…nisations benefiting from the Fund's appropriations to justify the commitment of their expenditure; 7° Implementing, where applicable, the mechanism defined in articles R. 2135-23 to R. 2135-25 ; 8° D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-24

…anied by a file containing all the information mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 1142-7. It also includes medical certificates specifying the extent of the damage suffered or believed to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R712-22-2

…s constituency is likely to commit its financial solidarity in the short or medium term pursuant to 7° of article L. 711-8, the regional chamber shall send it observations, propose remedial measures a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-6

…sponsible and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to Article 1 of Decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the Sta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-9

…e law of the issuing State, within one of the categories of offences mentioned in Article D. 48-24; 7° A full description of the offence where it does not fall within one of the categories of offences…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article R3123-5

…sponsible and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 du 25 August 2000 relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article R4135-5

…sponsible and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to Article 1 of Decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the Sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-5

…teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7125-2 is adjusted at the beginning of the school year. The duration of the credit hours is divided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7124-9 is subject to adjustment at the beginning of the school year. The duration of the credit hour…

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