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Showing 44114420 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article R41-9

On expiry of the objection period, the chief clerk shall notify the accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finance of the objections received and of the cancellation of the correspond…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Arrangements for placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article R61-9

…ere applicable, the public prosecutor are informed by the sentence enforcement judge of this referral. The commission will issue a reasoned opinion within three months of the matter being referred to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-9

…these institutions shall only issue them with euro notes that meet the requirements of Article R. 122-7 or Article R. 122-8.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-9

The notification referred to in Article 33(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 shall be made to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in accordan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R221-98

…be authorised to open youth passbooks, the establishments and organisations mentioned in article R. 221-76 must first sign an authorisation agreement with the State setting out their commitments. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation

Article R1231-9

The Committee of Experts may not validly deliberate unless all five members are present. Where justified by particular circumstances, the Committee may, in whole or in part, meet remotely by any means…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-9

Each year, the establishment organises a ceremony of remembrance in honour of the donors, which may be attended by the referees designated by the donors, their families or close friends, provided that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of packaged drinking water

Article R1321-96

…it will be deemed to have been rejected. A copy of the prefectoral authorisation must be presented during a customs inspection. However, authorisation is not required for imports of packaged waters a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of packaged drinking water

Article R1321-97

The provisions of articles R. 1322-44-19 to R. 1322-44-23 apply to the import of packaged drinking water, other than natural mineral water, and water-based ice cream.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article R1333-91

…for managing the situation. Exposure to ionising radiation is assessed in accordance with the procedures defined by articles R. 1333-23 and R. 1333-24. II - The representative of the State in the dép…

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