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Showing 49114920 of 10782 articles for Art. decision n° 2019-820 QPC

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 708

…the sentence or sentences handed down at the request of the public prosecutor takes place when the decision has become final. However, the time limit for appeal granted to the public prosecutor by Ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-14

…ity are in progress, the measures of the protection order continue to produce their effects until a decision ruling on the application relating to the exercise of parental authority has become res jud…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Registration system

Article R1333-113

I.-The nuclear activities defined in Article R. 1333-104 and included on a list drawn up by decision of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation protection are s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-28

…ocations provided for in I of article R. 6123-25, payments may be lower than the amounts set by the decision provided for in the second paragraph of II of this article, particularly in light of the fu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-24

…er has not exercised his right of withdrawal and that the creditor has informed the borrower of his decision to grant the credit within a period of seven days. Approval of the borrower is deemed to ha…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Olympic and Paralympic Games

Article L330-1

…y prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games until the close of these Games, any individual decision by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee in respect of a natural or legal person…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-53

…e deliberation of the region. Any change in the nature or scope of a concession is the subject of a decision taken under the same conditions and in the same form as the initial decision.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-6

…llation is directly related to the said event. When the event is established or recorded by a court decision or when legal effects can only be deduced from it after homologation or exequatur, the date…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-1

…laque on the outside bearing the identity of the deceased and the name of the crematorium.Pending a decision on the destination of the ashes, the cinerary urn is kept at the crematorium for a period t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Disputes relating to the remuneration of technicians.

Article 724

The decisions referred to in Articles 255,262 and 284, issued by a judge of a court of first instance or of the court of appeal, may be appealed to the first president of the court of appeal under the…

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