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Showing 711720 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-16

…Articles L. 511-15 and L. 511-15-1, the funds repayable from the public referred to in Article L. 312-2 and the other repayable funds are repaid by the credit institution or finance company on their d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-2

The request for authorisation shall be addressed to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the reservist's first assignment takes place. This request is forwarded by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-16

The employer draws up an annual report on the implementation of the agreement and presents it to the social and economic committee or the group works council, as appropriate. The implementation of bra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-16

…ed for in article L. 751-1, under the conditions set out in the order referred to in article L. 751-6. On completion of the creditworthiness check, the creditor informs the borrower as soon as possibl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-60-2

…rmaceutical establishment of a company or organisation mentioned in 1° to 5° and 8° of article R. 5124-2 engaged in wholesale, free transfer or wholesale distribution checks the safety devices mention…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-12

…ntence has been passed, where the sentence passed is equal to or exceeds four months' imprisonment; 2° Offences punishable by a detention order for a period equal to or exceeding one year or, where a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-14

The European arrest warrant sent to the competent authority of another Member State must be translated into the official language or one of the official languages of the executing Member State or into…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-15

…An alert in the Schengen Information System, together with the information provided for in Article 695-13, shall constitute a European arrest warrant. As a transitional measure, until such time as th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-13

…e same force under the law of the issuing Member State and falling within the scope of the Articles 695-12 and 694-32;the nature and legal classification of the offence, particularly with regard to ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-48

The request for a transit authorisation shall be accompanied by the following information: - the identity and nationality of the person sought; - an indication of the existence of a European arrest wa…

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