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Showing 961970 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-5

…time during the proceedings, request, by written submissions, that any act they consider necessary to establish the truth be carried out.These submissions may be made before the start of the hearing,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 385-2

As regards civil interests, the court, after giving the parties notice to conclude on the merits, shall rule in one and the same judgment on the objection of inadmissibility and on the merits of the d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-2

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Penalties (R).

Article R1611-15

…eat offence, by a natural or legal person, of a 5th class contravention as defined in II of article R. 1611-13.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Penalties (R).

Article R1611-13

I. - The manager of any personalised support voucher organisation is liable to a 4th class fine:- for failing to send, at the intervals specified in article R. 1611-6, to each distributing authority o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Total or partial withdrawal of parental authority and withdrawal of the exercise of parental authority

Article 381

Fathers and mothers whose parental authority has been totally withdrawn or whose rights have been withdrawn for one of the reasons set out in articles 378 and 378-1 may, by petition, obtain from the c…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special rights reserved for customs.

Article 388

1. The competent public accounting officer may allocate refunds and sums deposited by the taxpayer to the payment of a debt due and payable, the recovery of which is his responsibility, provided that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial organisation (R).

Article R1611-10

…ing officer of the distributing local authority or public establishment the annual account relating to it. This account records the number and total amount of vouchers ordered during the year, those a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Specialised committee (R).

Article R1611-12

The commission provided for in article L. 1611-6 and responsible for registering declarations to open personalised support voucher accounts is made up of a representative of the minister responsible f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial organisation (R).

Article R1611-11

…local authority or public establishment. The personalised support vouchers ordered are handed over to him by the issuer, and he takes charge of them in inactive asset accounting. These vouchers are t…

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