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Showing 501510 of 32067 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 14-5-2008 n° 07-10.522

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-2

If the person under investigation voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision, the examining magistrate may issue an arrest warrant or a warrant to bring him or her to trial. The invest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-149

The provisions of article R. 1333-148 do not apply to :1° Persons requiring medical treatment involving access to ionising radiation sources, products or devices containing them;2° Personnel from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-14

Trade events declared under the conditions provided for in articles R. 762-5 to R. 762-12 are advertised by the administration and by electronic means, in accordance with the conditions laid down by o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-14

I.-A member of the Control Board is summoned to the hearing. He/she attends the hearing without the right to vote. He may present observations in support of the notified complaints and propose a sanct…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-147

The final examination comprises three tests. A general test (duration: specified in the specific decrees; coefficient 4) comprising: a) A written examination covering the technical aspects of the spor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-14

The fine provided for in 5° of article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences the fact of making inaccurate or incomplete declarations with a view to registration in the special register pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146

The labelling and, where applicable, the package leaflet of the medicinal products referred to in article L. 5121-13 must bear the following information only: 1° Homeopathic medicinal product in clear…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-145

The services relating to the unseizability of the rights of the sole trader in any property, whether built or unbuilt, mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-1 (numbers 139 to 141 in tabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-6

If service is made on the defendant and unless it is made by electronic means, the bailiff must orally bring to the defendant's attention the information qualified as important by the European order f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

Municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis,…

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