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Showing 24412450 of 27113 articles for Art. Rép. Carrez: AN 4-4-2017 n° 93563

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

The police and gendarmerie units may, ex officio or on the instruction of the investigating judge, apprehend any person placed under judicial supervision against whom there are one or more plausible g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-4

Only operators meeting the conditions defined in this article may organise and conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction and electronic auctions.I.-If a natural person, the operato…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-43

…ion from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is required for any change to the approval relating to :1° A new transfusion activity ;2° The p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

…are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentencing decision and one or more press releases informing the public of this decision, under the conditions set out i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

…are allocated as follows: 1° Alternatively : a) When at least 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 3 points; b) Or when between 30% and 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 2 points; c) O…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-43

If the sentenced person has complied with the measures, obligations and prohibitions imposed on him for a period at least equal to half of the sentence imposed, his rehabilitation appears to have been…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-4

The procedures for applying this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular :1° The clinical and biological activities of medically assisted procreation ;2° The operatin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-4

…by this article. The bailiff may, at the request of the addressee, forward the copy of the writ to another office where the addressee may collect it under the same conditions. Mention of this option…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article D711-41

The sectoral plans mentioned in 3° of Article L. 711-8 are part of the regional strategy. They indicate the location of all the establishments, infrastructures, facilities and services managed by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-41

…ble for exemption mentioned in section 2 of this chapter, a statement of exemption shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to the labour inspection supervisor by the employer or the manager o…

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