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Showing 39013910 of 23114 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 21-11-2024 n° 21-12.661

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

Article D147-37-2

The judgment ordering judicial supervision must fix the sentenced person's place of residence from the date of release. If necessary, this residence may be determined by the sentence enforcement judge…

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 F

…ansactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication dans sa rédaction applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-22

If the employee accepts the reclassification leave, it begins on expiry of the response period provided for in article R. 1233-21.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-25

Opposing the performance of the duties entrusted to the agents and persons authorised pursuant to article L. 232-11 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.Failure to comply wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-8

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 Oc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R3352-2

Establishing a 3rd or 4th category on-trade premises without respecting the distances determined by prefectoral decree from existing premises in the same categories is punishable by a 5th class fine.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-89

I.-In exceptional circumstances, when collective and individual protection measures are unable to guarantee that workers' exposure remains below the exposure limit values provided for in Article R. 44…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-91

The employer shall ensure that the worker concerned: 1° Has given his agreement to carry out this work; 2° Has the benefit of all the appropriate means of protection; 3° Is classified as category A; 4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-90

The level of exceptional exposure does not exceed 50 millisieverts over twelve consecutive months in terms of effective dose or equivalent dose to the lens of the eye, provided that the average annual…

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