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Showing 36713680 of 47383 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 2012 n° 11-13.176 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 December 1996 · Cass. com. 18 February 1997 · Cass. com. 19 March 2013 n° 11-26.566 · Cass. 3e civ. 28 February 2012 n° 11-10.705

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Procedures for the performance of judicial police duties by authorised customs officers

Article R15-33-18

Customs officers performing judicial police duties pursuant to Article 28-1 are directed as appropriate either by the public prosecutor or by the requesting investigating judge. On the occasion of a j…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Vigilance of the health products mentioned in 18° and 19° of Article L. 5311-1

Article R5232-18

…red, the Director General shall, where appropriate, take the decisions provided for in Articles L. 5312-1 to L. 5312-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

…y attendance at colloquia or conferences up to a limit of forty hours over three consecutive years; 3° By designing or leading training courses, colloquia, conferences or courses, in a professional or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-28

The public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located, after collecting, where app…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-18

…the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targeted broadcast formats and media;3° The technical mastery of the project;4° The coherence of the budget and the financing plan.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-3

…h when it is greater than 40% and less than or equal to 50%, by the seventh when it is greater than 30% and less than or equal to 40%, by the eighth when it is greater than 20% and less than or equal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-28-3

…y are following a training course approved under the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article L. 6341-2, by way of remuneration for trainees, a monthly payment set at 685 euros.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-19 (art. A222-14)

…ody (article R. 222-9 of the French Sports Code).Document 2: programme of the general test.Document 3: examination regulations (number of questions, length of tests, marking procedures, information fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2224-7, L. 2224-7-1 and L. 2224-8 (I and II) law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 L. 2224-11 to L. 2224-11-2 law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 First paragraph of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18-3

…been communicated within the timeframe set out in I; 2° The budget does not balance in real terms; 3° The budget does not include the appropriations required to meet the obligations and commitments o…

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