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Showing 53615370 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-6

…t judge hears the prosecution's submissions and the sentenced person's observations and, where applicable, those of his lawyer, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 712-16…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-4

…upt the maintenance of good order and security in the establishment or to endanger the life or physical or psychological integrity of prison staff or inmates in the establishment. In the case of those…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…ion, the sentence enforcement court may, exceptionally and under the conditions provided by Article 712-7, decide that the security period provided for by Article 132-23of the Penal Code be terminated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Notice.

Article R5141-77

…ufacturers; 2° The name of the veterinary medicinal product followed by the strength and pharmaceutical form as well as the common name when the medicinal product contains only one active substance an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-7

…least the rank of controller are empowered to investigate and establish breaches of the rules applicable to manual money changers, as laid down by this Title and by Title VI or the regulations adopte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-7

Title III of Book II of this Part, with the exception of articles L. 1234-3-1 and L. 1235-7, is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1231-1 to L. 1231-4, L. 1232-2 and L. 1235-2 are applicable…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Valuation of assets.

Article A332-7

…ité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. However, the Autorité de contrôle may ask companies to carry out other simulations based on other values. II - Simulations on assets The impact of each of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions specific to certain offences

Article 706-106

Without prejudice to articles 706-81 to 706-87 and for the sole purpose of recording the offences referred to in 12° of Article 706-73, identify the perpetrators and accomplices and carry out the seiz…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-7

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the technical rules and conditions of application of this chapter, in particular the terms and conditions under which the information provided for in Art…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to unwritten contracts concluded by purchasing card

Article R2321-7

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 2121-7, for non-written contracts concluded by purchasing card, the purchaser shall verify, after their conclusion and at least quarterly, that the va…

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