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Showing 11611170 of 43273 articles for Art. Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-5

The automatic increase in fixed fines provided for in the second paragraph of Article 529-2 and the second paragraph of Article 529-5 is recorded by the officer of the public prosecutor's office, who…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article D1237-5

For the application of article L. 1237-18-5, the employer sends the administrative authority an information document on the terminations pronounced as part of the mobility leave, set by order of the M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-5

…e procedures set out in decrees no. 91-834 of 30 August 1991 relating to first-aid training, no. 92-514 of 12 June 1992 relating to the training of first-aid instructors and no. 92-1195 of 5 November…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-5

…the date of receipt by the Board of Directors, under the conditions provided for in article R. 141-5, of a proposed resolution from members and the date of the vote on this resolution by the General…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50

…ly, creditors in the order of priority of their claims. None of these security holders or creditors may incur losses greater than those they would have incurred in the context of a compulsory liquidat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedural obligations and rights of appeal

Article L613-58

…e ; 2° The European Commission ; 3° The European Central Bank 4° The European Systemic Risk Board ; 5° The European Banking Authority 6° The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority; 7°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-5

One or more public health establishments may be specifically designed to receive prisoners or persons subject to secure detention. The provisions of Titles I, III and of this Title shall be adapted by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-5

…conditions set out inarticle 131-38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8° and 12° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban provided for in 2° of article 131-39 of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50

Any veterinary pharmaceutical establishment of a company mentioned in Article R. 5142-1 engaged in wholesale, free transfer or wholesale distribution shall keep, for each incoming and outgoing transac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-50

…lly encourage the development of microbial flora; d) Release contaminants into water at levels that may result in non-compliance with the quality requirements for water intended for human consumption.…

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