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Showing 23312340 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree R. 561-1 to R. 561-3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Similar biological medicinal products

Article R5121-9-3

…biological groups in the event of non-renewal, withdrawal or lapse of its marketing authorisation; 3° Records on the same list the suspension of the marketing authorisation for this medicinal product…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-33

…tirety, refer to the various codes concerned" of article L. 121-2 of the Highway Code, articles L. 130-4 (paragraph 8), L. 330-2 (paragraph 14) and L. 419-1 of this code and paragraphs 1,3,4,5,6 and 7…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 347

…he clerk of the assize court; however, he retains for the deliberation provided for in the articles 355 et seq, the committal decision and, in the event of an appeal, the judgment handed down by the a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345

…d the details of its settlement. A copy is sent to the debtor. The appeals provided for in articles 346 and 347 do not suspend the execution of the collection notice.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 346

…hout prejudice to the time limits for remission of duties set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code.The Regional Director of Customs wil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 362

…affirmative answer on guilt, the president shall read out to the jurors the provisions of articles 130-1,132-1and 132-18 of the Penal Code; if the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article 132…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 367

…the court may also issue a deferred committal order. Penal sanctions imposed pursuant to Articles 131-6 to 131-11 of the Penal Code may be declared provisionally enforceable.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-39

…imit may be temporarily exceeded. In this case, the management company will inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, the custodian and the fund's auditor of the reasons why the limit has been excee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Sale of seized movable property

Article R15-33-66-3

The public prosecutor who directed the investigation or that of the court hearing the prosecution shall inform the owner of the movable property by any means of his right to restitution of the proceed…

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