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Showing 22212230 of 29123 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 November 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 April 2000 · Cass. com. 7 February 2006

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent to prosecution or enforcement of a sentence for another offence

Article 728-27

Where, before or after the transfer of the sentenced person, the competent authority of the administering State requests the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office to agree that the sentence…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article D3131-7

…daily rest period may be implemented under the conditions defined in articles D. 3121-5 to D. 3121-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Association with the public hospital service

Article R6112-7

…ishments in the territory, on the one hand, for the cases mentioned in 4° and 5° of article R. 6123-19 and, on the other hand, within the framework of the emergency care networks provided for in artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special schemes

Article 727

I. - 1° When they take place within three years of the definitive realisation of the contribution made to the company, transfers of shares in companies whose capital is not divided into shares are con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 770

…ith the rules of jurisdiction and procedure laid down by the second and third paragraphs of Article 778. When the decision has been removed from the criminal record, the mention of this decision must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publicising and monitoring early access authorisations

Article R5121-73

…wal and modification of early access, summaries of the summary reports mentioned in Article R. 5121-70-1 and any annexes thereto under the conditions mentioned in the present section, and information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Therapeutic use protocol and data collection

Article R5121-70

…elating to pharmacovigilance and the procedures for implementing these pursuant to article R. 5121-172; 5° The procedures for informing the patient, their legal representative or the trusted support p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 784

…ets of the taxable assets. For the calculation of the allowances and reductions enacted by articles 779,790 B, 790 D, 790 E and 790 F the allowances and reductions made on previous gifts referred to i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to legal entities

Article 799

…d. He forwards these documents with his opinion to the public prosecutor. The provisions of Article 788, with the exception of those of the second and fourth paragraphs, and the provisions of articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-7

The distribution expenses eligible for direct grants are those mentioned in 2° of article 222-9.These expenses, with the exception of those relating to the purchase of advertising space on television…

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