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Showing 14111420 of 20081 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 30 January 2019

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

The national automated DNA fingerprint database centralises DNA traces and fingerprints relating to the following offences: 1° Sexual offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this code as well as the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-4-1

The Public Prosecutor at the judicial court in which there is no investigating division notifies the Public Prosecutor at the court in which this division is located of the offences and investigations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-17

The provisions of this section are implemented, as far as possible, prior to the release of a convicted prisoner. However, when the person has been convicted of a crime referred to inarticle 706-53-13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L785-9

…2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-18-3 Order no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 621-18-4 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-18-6 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 621-18-8 with the exception…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L3123-25

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by elected departmental representatives continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they were cons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L4135-25

Retirement pensions already paid and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by regional elected representatives continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they were constituted or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-32

…e European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, as the case may be, in Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, or in a provision of Ti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Market surveillance authorities

Article R4314-1

…market surveillance authorities shall carry out the tasks set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. They shall draw up an investigation and control programme. This programme shall take into…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-33

…Article R. 212-30 are attached to the application for approval. Proposals for programming…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-5

…f 14 December 2000 L. 151-2 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 151-3 to L. 151-7 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 II - For the application of I, decrees issued on the report of the ministers…

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