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Showing 27612770 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-9

…"in accordance with the procedures laid down for contracts of the same nature governed by articles 28 and 37 of amended decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration" are deleted;".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-27

…ditional information required to examine the application. The period provided for inarticle R. 5141-28 is then suspended until receipt of the information requested.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-32-1

…holder of an authorisation submits, in accordance with the conditions laid down in article R. 6122-28, includes: 1° The applicant's undertaking to implement and maintain the conditions for the locati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-38

…any discipline for a period of up to five years. For the sports agents mentioned in article R. 222-28, the sanctions provided for in 3° and 4° are replaced by a ban on exercising the activity of spor…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-10

…Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-10

…3 with the exception of 2°, R. 6145-16, R. 6145-18 to R. 6145-22, R. 6145-24 to R. 6145-26, R. 6145-28 to R. 6145-30, D. 6145-31 to D. 6145-34, R. 6145-36, R. 6145-39, R. 6145-40, R. 6145-43 with the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to trial solely on the basis of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code

Article D47-37-8

…t the accused be transferred to a subsequent hearing of the Criminal Court for it to rule as in the case of a transfer ordered by the investigating court. This decision may not be appealed. If the acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 76

…matter of public policy or where the defendant does not appear. It can only be pronounced in these cases. Before the Court of Appeal and before the Court of Cassation, such lack of jurisdiction may b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 169

…rt, in a reasoned decision, declares either that the proceedings will be dispensed with or that the case will be adjourned to a later date. In the latter case, the court may prescribe any measure it d…

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