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Showing 65016510 of 60433 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6-1-1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5 : Procedures for dealing with situations of non-compliance with the quality of natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-6

When the quality limits for natural mineral water set by the decree mentioned in article R. 1322-3 are not complied with, the operator must: 1° Immediately inform the Director General of the Regional…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-20

…aves a written record, specifying the reason for the postponement and, if possible, its foreseeable duration.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the transfer of activities

Article L613-52-6

…o extend this period.II. - The purchaser is substituted for the person subject to a resolution procedure in the rights and obligations resulting from the latter's membership of the deposit guarantee a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The adversarial process during the preliminary investigation

Article D15-6-3

…be sent by a secure means of telecommunication in accordance with the provisions of article D. 591. During this one-month period, the public prosecutor may not, in accordance with the seventh paragrap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Resolution of groups for which the collège de résolution is the consolidated resolution authority

Article L613-60-2

I. - The group resolution scheme provided for in Article L. 613-60 must satisfy the following conditions: 1° It shall comply with the preventive resolution plans drawn up pursuant to paragraph 3 of su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-5

…eeting organised by the Eurojust Agency, to be necessary for the effectiveness of investigations conducted on the territory of several Member States;3° Operations to monitor the routing or transport o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-2

…ich falls into one of the following categories:a) Trafficking in human beings;b) Sexual abuse or exploitation, including child pornography and soliciting children for sexual purposes;c) Drug trafficki…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-2

…r in article 63-3-1 of the request made by the person in police custody to be assisted by a lawyer. During hearings or confrontations, the lawyer may take notes. If the lawyer appears after the expiry…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67-0 quater

…is competent, to a customs officer authorised pursuant toArticle 28-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, on the instructions of the public prosecutor in whose jurisdiction the offence is recorded, af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Settlement proposed by the mayor and approval by the public prosecutor

Article R15-33-61

…h the provisions of article 44-1 shall be sent by registered letter or delivered against receipt in duplicate to the offender within one month of the official report recording the offence. It specifie…

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