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Showing 20812090 of 19721 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 22 August 2018

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-23

Conviction for the penalties provided for in articles L. 6355-1 to L. 6355-22 may be accompanied, as an additional penalty, by a temporary or permanent ban on exercising the activity of manager of a v…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Adjournment for the purposes of investigations into personality or material, family and social circumstances

Article D548

…f the court that issued the adjournment and judicial review. The notices provided for by Article R. 22 are sent to the public prosecutor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-46

…djoining the areas defined under Article R. 4451-24 remains below the levels set in Article R. 4451-22. II -The employer shall also check, where necessary, the radiological cleanliness of: 1° The prem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Inter-municipal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5842-31

…indicated in the right-hand column of the same table. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5221-1 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5221-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article R742-7

…he wording resulting from the decreeR. 213-15n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007R. 213-16n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 213-16-1n° 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article R743-7

…he wording resulting from the decreeR. 213-15n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007R. 213-16n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 213-16-1n° 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article R744-7

…he wording resulting from the decreeR. 213-15n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007R. 213-16n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 213-16-1n° 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D784-13

…1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health nurseries.

Article R2324-8

…t out in annex XXIV bis of decree no. 56-284 of 9 March 1956 supplementing decree no. 46-1834 of 20 August 1946, as amended, setting the conditions for authorising private health and prevention establ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-87

…employed collaborating doctor, under the conditions set out in article 18 of law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises, or of an employed collaborating doctor.…

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