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Showing 30313040 of 45952 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 31-3-2021 n° 19-25.903 F-D

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Health of prisoners

Article D393

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article R. 6111-41 du code de la santé publique, l'admission d'une personne détenue prévenue dans un établissement de santé à vocation nationale ou dans un éta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Health of prisoners

Article D364

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article R. 322-4 du code pénitentiaire, si une personne détenue s'engage à une grève de la faim prolongée, il en est rendu compte aux autorités à prévenir en c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-8

…Polynesia and their public administrative establishments";2° The words: "à l'article 1er du décret n° 2000-815 du 25 août 2000 ou à l'article 1er du décret n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 ou à l'artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe D

Specification of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-4

I.- Pools are supplied with new and recycled water. New water is supplied by non-recycled water that complies with the provisions of II and III. Recycled water is supplied by treated water from the po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-20

Once the period stipulated in 3° of article D. 1235-19 has elapsed, the employee's tacit acceptance is deemed to have been obtained.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Reduced sentences

Article D117

The exceptional reduction in sentence provided for by article 721-3 as well as that provided for by article 721-4 may be granted in one or more instalments without exceeding one third of the sentence…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1-1 (art. D232-3)

NOMINATED REQUEST TO CARRY OUT THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE L. 231-8 OF THE CODE DU SPORT Identification (surname, first name, date and place of birth) of the athlete: III. III -Reason for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D13

Officers of the judicial police assist officers of the judicial police in the performance of their duties, strictly limited to the operations prescribed to them and without being able to delegate to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D14

The judicial police officers listed in Article 20 have jurisdiction to record all crimes, offences or contraventions and to draw up a report. In addition, they may carry out preliminary investigations…

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