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Showing 31113120 of 52536 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 2-7-2002 n° 99-14.819

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-7

Financial penalties imposed by: 1° A court of the issuing State in respect of a criminal offence under the law of that State; 2° An authority of the issuing State other than a court in respect of a cr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article R821-75

The audits referred to in Article L. 821-9 are carried out at least every six years, in accordance with the guidelines, framework and procedures defined by the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-7

I.-The accreditation agreement contains the information set out in 1° to 11° of article R. 6121-3 and mentions the rights and commitments of the chosen organisation.It is signed by the successful appl…

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

Article R15-33-73

…ion nationale de l'informatique et des libertés when completing the formalities provided for by loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-78

All prospectuses, posters, circulars, notices, advertisements or any other documents relating to company loans must explicitly state that a lien has been established for the benefit of policyholders u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-47

In the event of non-compliance by the sentenced person with the supervision and assistance measures, obligations or prohibitions mentioned in Article 131-4-1 of the Penal Code imposed on him, the sent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-58

In proceedings relating to a felony or misdemeanour punishable by at least three years' imprisonment, where the hearing of a person referred to in Article 706-57 is likely to seriously endanger the li…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-111

The order made pursuant to Article 706-110 may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its notification, at the request of the Public Prosecutor or the parties,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-7

Associations shall report annually on their activities in accordance with the procedures laid down by order in the forms provided for in article D. 452-5. Associations shall draw up annual accounts. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-7

I.-The list of organisations, institutions, groups or trade unions represented in each section of the Committee and the number of seats they have are determined by order of the ministers responsible f…

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