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Showing 25412550 of 69067 articles for Art. s. L 232-1 and L 123-14 · Art. L 242-8

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 146

If, in the course of the investigation, it appears that the case cannot be classified as a criminal offence, the investigating judge may, after communicating the case file to the public prosecutor for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148

In any matter, a person remanded in custody or their lawyer may, at any time, request their release, subject to the obligations set out in Article 147. However, on pain of inadmissibility, no applicat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 147

In all cases, release with or without judicial supervision may be ordered ex officio by the examining magistrate after receiving the opinion of the public prosecutor, on condition that the person unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-148

I.- Access to ionising radiation sources or batches of category A, B or C radioactive sources and their transport, or access to information relating to the means or measures implemented to protect the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-147

All appropriate measures shall be taken by the person responsible for the nuclear activity to prevent unauthorised access to sources of ionising radiation, their theft, misappropriation, deterioration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-149

The provisions of article R. 1333-148 do not apply to :1° Persons requiring medical treatment involving access to ionising radiation sources, products or devices containing them;2° Personnel from the…

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

Article R1142-14

In order to assess whether the damage suffered is of the serious nature referred to in II of Article L. 1142-1, the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman may submit the supporting documents referred to in Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-15

Existing buildings and installations intended for a use other than housing and which are not subject to authorisation or declaration under…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1418

Before the judicial court in the matters referred to in article 817, the protection litigation judge and the commercial court, the court clerk summons the parties to the hearing by registered letter w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The reconstitution of destroyed documents.

Article 1432

The reconstruction of a court decision is carried out by the court that issued it.

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