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Showing 18611870 of 20523 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 20 juin 1996 n° 95-82078

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-10

…subject of a definitive decision that they are not criminally responsible pursuant to articles 706-120,706-125,706-129,706-133 or 706-134. III.-By decision of the public prosecutor, taken pursuant to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Trial of offences committed in court

Article 678

If the act committed is a crime, the court or tribunal, after having the perpetrator arrested, questions him and draws up a report of the facts; this court transmits the documents and orders the perpe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-8

All employees shall comply with the instructions received from their hierarchical superior. The provisions of the first paragraph apply without prejudice to article 28 of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the commune of Marseille (R).

Article R2513-2

The Marseille municipal social action centre is subject to the provisions of articles 39 and 40 of decree no. 95-562 of 6 May 1995 relating to municipal and inter-municipal social action centres and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-3

…2 will come into force as from the 1997 financial year for fixed assets acquired as from 1 January 1996 and for loan guarantees granted as from the same date.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Copies of criminal record files

Article R75-1

A copy of each record relating to a custodial sentence handed down for a felony or misdemeanour is sent by the clerk of the court that handed down the sentence to the Ministry of the Interior's centra…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

…after the time limit for opposition has expired, in the exceptional cases provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…ette sociale (social debt redemption fund) established byarticle 1 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the redemption of social debt; 3° Units or shares in undertakings for collective in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-4

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the distribution of electrical energy governed by the law of 15 June 1906 on the distribution of energy. In the case of electrical traction installations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L773-47

…t-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no. 2000-916 of 19…

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