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Showing 27612770 of 45952 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 31-3-2021 n° 19-25.903 F-D

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-35-2

The warrant to bring in a person issued in an emergency by the public prosecutor pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 712-17 may be sent by any means to the police service or gendarmerie unit re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article D623-30-1

The scale of fees for services rendered provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 623-16 is set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget and agriculture. This scale determines the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article D1110-3-1

When a person is cared for by a professional in one of the categories of professionals mentioned in article R. 1110-2 and who is not part of the care team within the meaning of article L. 1110-12, thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-19-1

The conditions and forms of appeal against the decisions of the official receiver taken pursuant to articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article D131-1-3

In order to select a unit of account mentioned in article R. 131-1-1 pursuant to 1° of article R. 131-1-2, the subscriber shall follow the procedure below: 1° The policyholder or member notifies the i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-40-3

The sentence enforcement judge may suspend the execution of all or part of the obligations of judicial supervision, including those resulting from placement under mobile electronic surveillance, for m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article D561-32-1

I. - The declaration provided for in II of Article L. 561-15 shall be made by the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 in accordance with the specific nature of their profession, in accordance with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-19-1

The reports on each of the matters to be submitted to the Standing Committee shall be forwarded at least eight days before its meeting, in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 3121-1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-1-3

The public information of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle relating to industrial property titles and the national register of companies may be made available to the public on reques…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-177-3

I.-Any site authorised to provide medical and rehabilitation care comprises one or more multidisciplinary teams, each of which must comply with the specific provisions for each category defined in thi…

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