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Showing 110 of 802 articles for Art. n° 438

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-21

The hearings of the Superior Court of Arbitration are public. The provisions of articles 438 and 439 of the Code of Civil Procedure on the policing of hearings apply to the Court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-5

…r or a law enforcement officer, they are required to appear under the penalties set out in articles 438 to 441.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 438

The president shall ensure the order of the hearing. Anything he orders to ensure this must be carried out immediately.Judges have the same powers in the places where they exercise the functions of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 438

The mandataire spécial may also be entrusted with a mission to protect the person in compliance with articles 457-1 to 463.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 438

A witness who fails to appear or refuses either to take the oath or to give evidence may, on the application of the public prosecutor, be fined €3,750 by the court..

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special procedures for calculating financial penalties.

Article 438

Where the court is convinced that offers, proposals to buy or sell, or agreements of any kind relating to the objects of fraud have been made or entered into at a price higher than the domestic market…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rest homes for women who have recently given birth.

Article D6124-438

The establishment's medical services must include : 1° A medical office ; 2° An examination room with a gynaecological table; 3° A room reserved for weighing, measuring and examining children.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D143-4

…structure;2° Submission to an examination under the conditions set out in articles D. 436-3 and D. 438-2;3° Presentation to a care structure;4° Outings to take part in organised cultural or sporting…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 novovicies

…cle 257 ;3° Housing that does not meet the decency requirements, as set out in the article 6 of law n° 89-462 of 6 July 1989 tending to improve rental relations and amending law n° 86-1290 of 23 Decem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 novodecies

I.-When a company sells a building to a leasing company and immediately regains use of the building under a leasing contract, the amount of the capital gain on the sale of the building may be spread e…

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