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Showing 25612570 of 56586 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12-1-1967 n° 65-10.196

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-156

Continuity of care is ensured in the burns treatment facility by at least one doctor who is a member of the medical team meeting the conditions mentioned in 1° of I and II of article D. 6124-155. Howe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-11

A drawee who refuses payment of all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds records the incident no later than the second business day following the refusal of payment. Where the holder has i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-14

Incidents are recorded in chronological order, each assigned a number in an unbroken annual series. The records provided for in articles R. 131-12 and R. 131-13 are kept and must be able to be substan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-13

Any banker who receives notice from the Banque de France, pursuant to article R. 131-42, of a ban on issuing cheques concerning a person holding an account in his establishment shall record this notic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specific contracts mentioned in I of Article L. 6147-12

Article R6147-142

The specific contract referred to in I of article L. 6147-12 provides for the funding allocated to the armed forces health service under the regional intervention fund in application of article L. 143…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…of cinematographic establishments of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree n° 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187

Where an appeal is lodged against an order other than a settlement order or where the case is referred directly to the Investigating Chamber, pursuant to Articles 81, ninth paragraph, 82-1, second par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186

The right of appeal lies with the person under investigation against the orders and decisions provided for in articles 80-1-1,87,139,140,137-3,142-6,142-7,145-1,145-2,148,167, penultimate paragraph, 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 185

The public prosecutor has the right to appeal to the investigating chamber against any order of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge. This appeal, made by declaration to the court…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-17

When a payment incident occurs on the same account after a previous incident that has not been cleared, a new injunction is sent by simple letter. The holder is informed that the current ban will cont…

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