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Showing 91100 of 51113 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012 n° 11-24.033 · Cass. com. 15 September 2015 n° 14-17.964 · CA Versailles 6 June 1997

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-15

…matographic works mentioned in article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-14

The accounting officer of the local authority is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the lo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-6

Any application for the release or modification of judicial supervision or for release must be declared to the registrar of the investigating court hearing the case or to the registrar of the court wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-15

Unless otherwise provided for by this Code, requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between France and the other Member States of the European Union shall be made via European Investi…

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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 R4221-14-11

Articles D. 4221-13-2 and R. 4221-13-3 apply to applications for authorisation to practise made under this section.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-111

The alerts provided for in Articles 1 to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the Europea…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-15

The sums entered in the automatic online broadcasting account are invested in order to contribute to the following expenses directly allocated to online broadcasting, excluding the publisher's own ope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-15

The management account submitted by the local authority's accounting officer presents the local authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the transactions of the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-6

…e person under investigation verify his or her identity. The judge will rule after having the technical feasibility of the measure verified by the prison probation service, which may be called upon to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-6

…cy finding an anti-doping rule violation and the agreements concluded in accordance with article L. 232-22 shall be made public after being notified to the persons who have been the subject of them. T…

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