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Showing 49314940 of 10782 articles for Art. decision n° 2019-820 QPC

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Discipline

Article D249

…onths by the president of the judicial court on an application for authorisation shall constitute a decision to reject.The authorisation decision shall result in registration on the list provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-41

…e R. 4163-37, the director of the local managing body notifies the employee and the employer of his decision, indicating the appeal procedures and deadlines, by any means that can be used to certify t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-5

…iods for submitting the visa applications referred to in Article L. 5122-8 is set for each year, by decision of the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Produ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-13

…iods for submitting the visa applications referred to in Article L. 5122-9 is set for each year, by decision of the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Produ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 561

The appeal puts the res judicata in question before the appellate court.A new decision shall be given on the facts and on the law under the conditions and within the limits determined in Books One and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 260

…ed by private deed countersigned by lawyers, on the date on which it becomes enforceable; 2° By the decision granting the divorce, on the date on which it becomes res judicata.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of the Assize Court

Article 231

…urt has full jurisdiction to try, at first instance or on appeal, the persons referred to it by the decision to indict.It may not hear any other charge..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-1-1

Contravening a decision to withdraw or suspend approval or authorisation taken pursuant to articles L. 1222-13 and L. 1221-10-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-16

…hairman to the Management Board, which discusses it and forwards it to the municipal council or the decision-making body of the public inter-municipal cooperation body for approval.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-16

…eed discharging the registration. Cancellation may also take place by virtue of a final and binding decision.

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