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Showing 53815390 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-23

…e recovered via a lawyer or bailiff appointed for this purpose or the guarantee fund for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences, to which the beneficiary of the authorisation shall send the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-2

…rights of one or more victims who have not yet been identified or who have not yet brought a civil action, they shall be established in the name of a provisional beneficiary acting on behalf of these…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article L744-2

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 212-1 A Ordinance no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Governor and Deputy Governors.

Article R142-20

…in the departments or services under their authority, compliance with the legal, regulatory or contractual provisions applicable to health and safety, working hours, staff representation, environmenta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-1

When a contract is concluded, the subject of which is an obligation of a minimum amount with a view to the performance of work, the supply of services or the carrying out of a commercial act, and peri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-11

…rotocols defined by the prescribing doctor.The genetic counsellor shall ask the qualified medical practitioner under whose responsibility he/she acts for further information whenever he/she considers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-3

…ement et du travail. If an application for authorisation to use these products and processes is not acted upon for more than six months, this is deemed to constitute a decision to accept it. An order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-121

…the information on the means and measures to protect ionising radiation sources against malicious acts to be included with the authorisation application consists of :1° A declaration by the applican…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-3

…ich corresponds to the mission defined in article L. 611-1; 2° The area in which it carries out its activity, which does not exceed the region in which it has its registered office; 3° The legal entit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-4

…ssed to the registry of the court of appeal. When this declaration is made by post, the date of the act of appeal is that of the dispatch. Where the appeal by the public prosecutor or the public prose…

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