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Showing 56815690 of 35417 articles for Art. R. 145-8

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R131

…mpanied by a third party, the latter shall be entitled to the compensation provided for in articles R. 129 and R. 130.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article R224-1

…its or shares listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7°, 7° ter, 7° quater and 8° of article R. 332-2 of the Insurance Code ; 2° Shares in commercial companies mentioned in 6° of the same artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-16

In the case provided for in Article R. 1142-15-2, the parties concerned and the insurers of the parties implicated are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt of the date on whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-62

…is article concerning medical devices and active implantable medical devices referred to in Article R. 5211-23-1, the authorised body shall examine at least the aspects provided for in point 2.2 of An…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-18

Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 11° and 13° to 18° of article R. 431-16 who wish to remain in France beyond the time limits mentioned in the same article apply for a temporary residence permit or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-29

The undertakings referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 or the undertakings designated in accordance with 5° of Article L. 356-15 shall notify the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R172

The provisions of articles R. 167 to R. 170 do not apply to access to decisions, acts or documents exercised pursuant to articles L. 213-1 to L. 213-5 of the Heritage Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-20

…establishment or service; 2° The type of establishment or service in accordance with II of article R. 2324-17 ; 3° The capacity and category of the establishment or service in accordance with article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R426

Article R. 233 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 233.-Unless there are special provisions, payment of costs is made by the Treasury on the basis of a certified or taxed statement or brief from the party…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-6

When the noise mentioned in article R. 1336-5 originates from a professional activity other than one of those mentioned in article R. 1336-10 or from a sporting, cultural or leisure activity, organise…

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