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Showing 24612470 of 41434 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 May 2003

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-52

A decision to place a person under judicial supervision may give rise to transmission to the competent authority of another Member State of the European Union where: 1° The person concerned is habitua…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-2

The French government may hand over, at their request, to foreign governments, any person not of French nationality who, being the subject of proceedings brought in the name of the requesting state or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-111

…code, who shall then simultaneously inform the relevant specialised public prosecutor. Such alerts may also be sent to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor by the competent specialised public prosec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Economic warning rights

Article L2312-63

…ecomes aware of facts likely to have a worrying effect on the economic situation of the company, it may ask the employer to provide explanations. This request is automatically included on the agenda f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-6

…higher education and health, after obtaining the opinion of a committee appointed by joint decree, may authorise to continue to practise their profession, either without any limitation, or for one or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-6

…en the summons and the hearing for the defendant to have been able to prepare his defence.The judge may, at any time during the proceedings, by simple mention in the file, order the personal appearanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-6

…igned or the chairmen of the local commissions for self-employed activity referred to in article L. 6154-5 shall bring to the attention of the director general of the regional health agency any failur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-67

…med free of charge. However, additional services exceeding the normal performance of these services may be subject to remuneration for services rendered, after the content and pricing of these service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-6

…exercises special policing for external fire defence, an inter-communal external fire defence plan may be drawn up by the president of the public establishment. It complies with the provisions of art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-6

…red to in Article L. 3222-1 at least twice a year.For these visits, the number of committee members may be limited to two.In order to carry out this task, the establishments shall give the members of…

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