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Showing 30213030 of 14329 articles for Art. CE 8-11-1978 n° 8603

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-1

The provisions of articles 706-49,706-50,706-51-1,706-52and 706-53 are applicable, where there is uncertainty as to the victim's age, where there is reason to believe that the victim is a minor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book I: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article A36-11-1

The media and formats of audiovisual recordings of interrogations of persons under investigation made pursuant to Articles 116-1 and D. 32-2 and transmitted to the courts must comply with the standard…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-11

…e failed four sessions may no longer be authorised to take the technical examination to qualify for certain judicial police duties.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-2

The intermediaries referred to in III of article R. 519-4 complete their level of knowledge and skills with twenty hours of professional training, the programme for which is defined by order of the Mi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-11-1

…dopted is submitted to the Minister for the Economy for approval. It is deemed approved in the absence of an express decision by the Minister within one month of its transmission.Where the Minister re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-3

I.-Banking and payment services intermediaries within the meaning of Article L. 519-1 and their staff update their professional knowledge and skills, as part of ongoing training, through professional…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-11-1

In the event of the transfer of a life insurance or capitalisation contract to a third party, the persons mentioned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2, when they take note of the transfer or, wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-3-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall adopt a decision pursuant to III of Article L. 613-20-6 within five days of the notification referred to in I of the same article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-2

…L. 23-112-1 takes into account the votes cast, in the professional and territorial area of competence of the committee, for the measurement of the trade union audience in the context of the ballot pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Functioning of committees

Article R23-113-1

…In both cases, the information provided for under this heading is made by any means that gives it a certain date.

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