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Showing 52115220 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-47-1

Where, following a request for extradition from the French Government, the person has already been surrendered and where, in the absence of a waiver of the principle of speciality by the person or by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Settlement proposed by the mayor and approval by the public prosecutor

Article R15-33-63

If the offender accepts the proposal, the mayor forwards it to the public prosecutor for approval by the competent judicial authority, together with the reports recording the offence.Where the propose…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-65-1

A victim or civil party who, in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 712-16-2, wishes to be informed of the release of a person convicted of an offence referred to in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-6

…from a temporary work permit in application of the provisions of the fifth paragraph of article L. 4221-12, persons who are refugees, stateless persons or beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-6

…am producers and publishers of online public communication services making musical works available; 2° Of a contractual undertaking between a performer and a phonogram producer; 3° Of a contractual co…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 10: Employment of qualified persons

Article 67 quinquies A

…toms officers, who shall record them in a customs report or in the document provided for in Article 247 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-6

…in two days to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. The decision of the competen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-3

A prefectoral order appoints the leading figures in sustainable development and regional planning, dividing them into two colleges. These qualified persons serve a three-year term and may not serve mo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

…he person supervising the groupMAXIMUM NUMBERof the group(not including the person supervising)0 to 6 metresBaptismE-11 (*)BeginnersE-14 (*)0 to 12 metres Beginners training towards PE-12 or PA-12 ski…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-60-1

…essential element of the employment contract for one of the economic reasons set out in article L. 1233-3, he shall make the proposal to the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of recei…

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