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Showing 19011910 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-21

When the representative of the public prosecutor is consulted by the competent authority of the executing State on partial recognition of the sentencing decision, he or she shall examine whether an ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-21

…the same Article L. 5121-1.II - The provisions of this Title relating to gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations referred to in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1 apply to arm…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional platform organisations

Article L7343-21

…eferred to in Article L. 7342-1 : 1° The professional trade unions referred to in Article L. 2131-1 and their associations referred to in Article L. 2133-2 where the defence of the interests of these…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-21

The consultation documents may prohibit candidates from submitting several applications for the contract or some of its lots, acting at the same time:1° As individual candidates and as members of one…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-21

It may also take place in the following cases1° If the ship is unseaworthy and if it has not been possible to start transporting the goods by any means of transport within three months;2° No news of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-21

…not to comply with the obligations to which it is bound is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros.

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

Article R823-21-2

…ng to the fees invoiced, over the last three financial years, for its task of certifying the annual and consolidated financial statements of the public interest entity whose financial statements it is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2312-21

In companies with at least three hundred employees, the quarterly information for the Social and Economic Committee provided for in 3° of Article L. 2312-69 sets out, month by month, the changes in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Securities issued by the State

Article L213-21-1

…curities held in a securities account maintained by an intermediary referred to in article L. 211-3 and financial securities held in a securities account maintained by the French State may request a c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees for loans to sole traders

Article L313-21-1

…projects. The conditions for application of these provisions, particularly with regard to approval and the extent of guarantees, are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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