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Showing 35213530 of 10372 articles for Art. CE 28-9-2021 n° 439145

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R1435-9-11

The contract for the commencement of practice complies with a standard contract laid down by order of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Social Security. In particular, it sets out the terms…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in tracing and identifying the proceeds of crime or other crime-related property pursuant to Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007

Article 695-9-53

…ly to the exchange of information referred to in Article 695-9-51 between French asset recovery offices and the competent authorities of States party to any convention containing provisions on the tra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-37

The services and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 shall, at their request, forward to the competent services of the Member States the information, referred to in the same Article, that is useful…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Application to certain non-EU Member States

Article 695-9-48

…section shall apply to the exchange of information referred to in Article 695-9-31 between the services or units mentioned in the same Article and the competent services of the non-EU Member States as…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-9

…ned in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 232-9 and in 1°, 2° and 3° of article L. 232-10, to seek evidence and identify the perpetrators and accomplices, investigators may, with the written authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article R1435-9-2

If the doctor has set up a private practice or is working as a private practice associate or locum, he/she is only eligible for the start of practice contract if he/she has been practising for less th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-43

…formation is transmitted, the department or unit referred to in Article 695-9-31 shall inform the receiving department of the conditions under which it will be used. Whenever it considers it useful, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-42

…to in Article 695-9-31 may refuse to transmit the information requested where it relates to an offence punishable in France by a term of imprisonment of up to one year and where it does not appear to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-8

…freezing order issued by an investigating judge shall be forwarded by the latter, together with his certificate, to the judicial authority of the executing State, in accordance with the procedures lai…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-1

…The professional bodies mentioned in article L. 132-9-2 are the Fédération française de l'assurance and the Centre technique des institutions de prévoyance.II - Within a period of fifteen full cale…

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