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Showing 181190 of 52621 articles for Art. L 145-17 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 February 1968 · CA Paris 13 February 2008 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1998 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 March 1969

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-22

The sentence enforcement judge is competent to rule on requests for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions. If the judge deems it necessary to hear the sentenced person, Art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-145

A committee is responsible for examining applications for post-completion grants. It has thirteen members, including two co-chairmen.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

Officers and agents of the judicial police, assigned to the judicial police services specially responsible for combating terrorism, may be authorised by name by the public prosecutor at the Paris cour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medicinal products covered by an early access authorisation or a compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-145

The labelling of the medicinal products mentioned in II of article L. 5121-12-1 includes at least the following information: 1° The name of the medicinal product or, where appropriate, its code name o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Shooting galleries for hunting weapons

Article A322-145

When shooting and during trials or practice shoots, shooters, under the responsibility of the operator of the establishment or facility, must observe the following safety rules: - remove the shoulder…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4321-145

Decisions taken by the Order of masseur-physiotherapists in application of these provisions must state the reasons on which they are based. The decisions of the departmental councils may be amended or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458 bis

I. - Establishments that sell periodicals to the public as agents registered with the commission referred to in Article 26 of Law No. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the status of newspaper and periodical p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-145

The services relating to the unseizability of the rights of the sole trader in any property, whether built or unbuilt, mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-1 (numbers 139 to 141 in tabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

For the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris ass…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-13

When the dissolution of the société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine does not result in its removal from the roll of the ordre, the liquidator informs the…

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