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Showing 24112420 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Request for rectification, deletion or restriction of the obligation to submit data

Article R53-8-30

…hin the time limit set in Article R. 53-8-29 or if his request is not granted, the interested party may, within a period of ten days, refer the matter to the President of the Examining Magistrate's Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of regional cooperation between the French West Indies and French Guiana

Article R*4433-30

…nt-Martin, appointed respectively by the presidents of each of the territorial councils. The latter may hear any person whose hearing is deemed useful by the Chairman.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L753-16

…in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L752-16

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 169

…designated by order of the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance and the ministers responsible may be imported under the temporary admission procedure, under the conditions laid down in this chap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-30

Release of all or part of the freezing order may be requested by any interested person.When the investigating judge considers, of his own motion or at the request of any interested person, releasing t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-11

Within investment firms of significant importance in relation to their size and in accordance with criteria relating to the level of remuneration of the individual, at least half of the variable remun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-30-1

For the application of article 75 of the Civil Code, the mayor may, unless the public prosecutor objects, allocate any communal building, other than that of the community centre, located within the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-30

…e a period of one month from the decision to refer the question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation to make known any observations they may have before the Court. They are signed by a lawyer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligations of training providers

Article R2315-16

Each year, before 30th March, training bodies submit a report on their activities over the past year to the Minister for Employment or to regional prefects, as the case may be. This report shall indic…

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