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Showing 20212030 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-45

…ained in France, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request if the person concerned opposes it or if his transfer is likely to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-1

…d of the Council of 5 April 2017 are required to register under the conditions laid down in Article 31 of the same Regulation. In addition, the following are required to declare their activities to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-90

The 60% and 51% quotas mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-37 are met on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period mentioned in article L. 214-42. In the event…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules concerning third countries for the management of FIAs

Article R532-32

…ference Member State on the basis of the criteria set out in 2°, 3°, 5°, 6° and 7° ofArticle R. 532-31.At the request of the AMF, the AIFM must provide proof of its intention to develop effective mark…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-35

…es of the home Member State have taken reorganisation measures within the meaning of Article L. 613-31-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-37-1

…ween any union exercising the competence mentioned in the second paragraph of IV of article L. 2224-31 and all the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status that ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Compulsory tax

Article 1584 bis

…sales by lots triggering the right of pre-emption provided for in Article 10 of Law no. 75-1351 of 31 December 1975 relating to the protection of occupants of residential premises or the right of pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-2

…saries or private companies of dispensing pharmacists may, under the conditions laid down inarticle 31-1 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of lib…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Seizure of assets

Article 706-148

…property for which confiscation is provided pursuant to the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article 131-21 of the Criminal Code when the law punishing the crime or offence so provides or when the origi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 731-1

The person subject to conditional release may be subject to the obligations set out for socio-judicial supervision if he or she has been convicted of a crime or offence for which this measure is incur…

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