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Showing 46414650 of 28339 articles for Art. 28 mai 1973

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-2

…y waive recovery assistance. However, the management fees and recovery costs incurred by the fund remain payable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-153

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-95

The rapporteur presents his report orally at the hearing.The member of the Board or the agent of the Agency appointed pursuant to the last paragraph of Article R. 232-11 may attend the hearing and pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

A company agreement, concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the So…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Childcare facilities for children under the age of six.

Article L2324-3

When it considers that the physical or mental health or education of children is compromised or threatened: 1° The State representative in the département or the chairman of the département council ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-19

The ancillary own funds referred to in article L. 351-6 consist of items other than core own funds which may be called up to absorb losses. Ancillary own funds may include the following items, insofar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Investment transactions.

Article R442-9-1

The guarantee for political and transfer risks may cover investments abroad where these are of interest for the development of the French economy and have not yet been committed or have been committed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-11

…son to offer products for sale or to offer services using, under irregular conditions, the public domain of the State, local authorities and their public establishments. Infringements of the prohibiti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-38

…cessation of its payments even if not recorded by a judgment, or seizure of its assets that has remained unsuccessful;c) In the event of safeguard, reorganisation or judicial winding-up proceedings…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-1

Any person registered in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector, as well as any individual entrepreneur with limited liabi…

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