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Showing 14411450 of 49021 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-2-2023 n° 21/10189

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-20

…der in criminal proceedings;3° Where the freezing order is made with a view to the subsequent confiscation of property and that property is already the subject of a freezing or seizure order in the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6-2

Except where they are declared or authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 3322-9, or where they are tastings with a view to sale within the meaning of article 1587 of the French Civil Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-61-2

…ted basis and to the other resolution authorities concerned by the group resolution scheme. In this case, the resolution college takes into account the group's preventive resolution plans, the potenti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-6-2

…ate of his initial term of office, pursuant to V of article L. 823-3-1. He shall attach to his application: 1° Documents relating to his initial appointment and, where applicable, to previous renewals…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-1-2

On pain of nullity, requisitions relating to technical data making it possible to identify the source of the connection or data relating to the terminal equipment used mentioned in 3° of II bis of art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-2

…or the investigating judge of ongoing investigations or proceedings and of convictions relating to cases that may fall within Eurojust's jurisdiction where they have given rise or are likely to give…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-6

…sons who have been the subject of them. To this end, the Sanction Commission, or the College in the case of an agreement concluded in accordance with Article L. 232-22, shall order the publication, on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22-1

…n entered by the issuing Member State in the European arrest warrant, he is in one of the following cases:1° He was informed in accordance with the law and effectively, unequivocally, in good time, by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-6

…authorised by the director general of the regional health agency to set up a unified nursing, re-education and medico-technical care commission for the grouping in place of the nursing, re-education a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-6-2

…ising or instructions for use relating to means enabling the removal or neutralisation of any technical device protecting software must state that the unlawful use of such means is punishable by the p…

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