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Showing 11011110 of 55956 articles for Art. Decree 2012-118 of 30 January 2012

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-52

The registration of seizures of business assets made on the basis of Article 706-157 shall be entered in the register kept by the registrar of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-50

The deposit referred to in Article 706-155 shall be made upon production of the order authorising or ordering the seizure of the sums and any document likely to substantiate the rights and identity of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-55

By way of derogation from Article R. 521-20, the deletion of the registration shall be requested by the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets, which shall produce in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-22

The second fraction of the rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes whose per capita financial potential, as defined in article L. 2334-4, is less than twice the average per capita financial po…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-7

Any form of bulk sale is prohibited for the following products: 1° Heat-treated liquid dairy products, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-24

Employees of the French Anti-Doping Agency :1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the conditions defined inarticle 26 of Law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983, as amended, on the rights a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-20

…g height for the required surface area to enable them to be occupied without risk. A ceiling height of 2.20 metres or more is sufficient. Premises with ceiling heights of less than 2.20 metres are unf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-2

Before applying for the issue of the EC design examination certificate or EC type examination certificate referred to in Articles R. 5211-40 and R. 5211-41 respectively, manufacturers of medical devic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-2

…r applying the victim's right to assistance by an interpreter and to translation, referred to in 7° of Article 10-2 and in Article 10-3, are set out in articles D. 594-12 to D. 594-16.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions

Article D602

For the purposes of Article 883-2, the audiovisual means of communication provided for in Article 706-71, unless the person consents, or unless his or her transportation appears to have to be avoided…

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