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Showing 931940 of 39346 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-47–55

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 555-1

Service of a decision on a person by bailiff is equivalent to personal service, if the person is detained, by the head of the prison or, if the person is on the premises of a criminal court, by a cour…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-55

…reto shall also be sent, if the State so requests, to the designated central authority or authorities.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-55

The second to last paragraphs of Article 695-23 shall not apply to the surrender procedures mentioned in this section. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of the same Article 695-23, the sur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-55

…nd that, in the event of transfer, he or she will be released immediately upon arrival on French soil.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-55

From the moment the person concerned is notified of the decision ordering the test until the end of the sampling and screening operations, the person tested remains accompanied at all times by the per…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: "Sports performance" speciality

Article A212-55

…es of the units for which credits are awarded;- exemptions and equivalences with other qualifications.In the case of a multidisciplinary qualification, the diploma may be awarded for an option.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55

…ng their first year in business, a training programme for their duties and mutualist responsibilities.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-55

The sum of the positive realisation values of forward financial instruments entered into over-the-counter with the same company or several companies belonging to the same group within the meaning of a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-55

…rk on projects for works belonging to the fiction genre for an amount equivalent to 10% of these sums.Expenditure corresponding to writing work is as follows:1° Remuneration paid to authors under opti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Advisory committees

Article 312-55

The Commission des aides à l'innovation en fiction is made up of nine members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.

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