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Showing 38613870 of 34523 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-34

…t any time from the Investigating Chamber in accordance with the forms provided for in Articles 148-6 and 148-7. The wanted person's lawyer is summoned, by registered letter with acknowledgement of re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-6

…le terms and in a language that he or she understands, the following rights, which he or she enjoys during the proceedings pursuant to this Code: 1° The right to be informed of the description, date a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Medical Risk Observatory.

Article D1142-64

…bers: 1° The President of the Haute Autorité de Santé (Health Authority) referred to in Article L. 161-37 of the Social Security Code; 2° The Director of the Agence nationale de santé publique ; 3° Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-64

…raft plan and who intends to contest compliance with the condition provided for in 4° of Article L. 626-31 or the fifth or tenth paragraph of Article L. 626-32, shall refer the matter to the court by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disclosure statement

Article R722-6

…information is available, its VAT registration number;5° The nature and amount or value of the cash;6° The economic origin of the cash;7° The intended use of the cash.A certified copy of the declarati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment firms and credit institutions providing one or more investment services

Article R532-6

…o the provisions ofArticle L. 532-3-1 and without prejudice to the provisions of I ofArticle L. 531-6, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be informed in advance of any proposed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-6

The sponsor provides the investigators conducting the clinical trials with the following information: 1° The title and objective of the trial requested; 2° For the medicinal product to be tested : a)…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-6

The duration of the suspension measures referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of 1° or 3° of article L. 232-10 shall be a minimum of four years. This sanction may go as far as perma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-6

…he sports federations and, where applicable, the professional leagues shall be informed of the procedures conducted by the French Anti-Doping Agency pursuant to Section 4 of Chapter II of Title III of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-10-1

…the light of the initial findings of the expert referred to in the last paragraph of article R. 232-67-10, the head of the athlete's passport management unit may recommend to the director of the testi…

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