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Showing 37413750 of 23166 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 21-12-2007 n° 06-12.769

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-46

Where the sentence enforcement judge has, pursuant to the provisions of article 721-2, ordered that the sentenced person be subject to certain control measures or prohibitions for a period equal to al…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-4

…olding was acquired or the guarantees granted after 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 relative aux sociétés d'économie mixte locales.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-39

The services listed under numbers 143 to 145,146 and 149 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-10 n° 2021…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

The duties of an associate practitioner may also be terminated in the following cases: 1° In the event of refusal of a place of assignment for the adaptation period or refusal to complete the skills c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-8

…f articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-14 applicable to syndicats de communes are applicable to syndicats mixtes associating exclusively communes, établissements publics de coopération intercommunale, dépar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-1

The parties may also appeal the orders provided for by the ninth paragraph of Article 81, by Articles 82-1 and 82-3, and by the second paragraph of Article 156. In this case, the information file, or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-2

In the event of an appeal against an order under Article 181, the Investigating Chamber shall rule within four months of the date of the appeal declaration, failing which, if the person is detained, h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187-2

The person lodging the appeal provided for in Article 187-1 may request that it be examined directly by the Investigating Chamber. In this case, a decision is taken at the latest on the fifth working…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-5

The time limits relating to the length of pre-trial detention provided for in articles 145-1 to 145-3 are no longer applicable once the investigating judge has issued his order for referral to the tri…

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