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Showing 15211530 of 25461 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Jul. 2004

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1251-7

In addition to the cases provided for in article L. 1251-6, a temporary employee may be made available to a user undertaking: 1° When the temporary work assignment aims, in application of legal provis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-7

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 1341-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1341-1 -The Poison Control Centre provided for by Article L. 6431-3 shall have acces…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-33

In the event of prosecution for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-26, the investigating judge may provisionally order, for a period of up to six months, the closure of any hotel, furnishe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-18

If the representative of the public prosecutor's office decides to forward the sentencing decision and the certificate to the competent authority of the executing State, he or she shall inform the sen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-17

…Office shall obtain the convicted person's consent where this is required pursuant to 3° of Article 728-11. If the convicted person is a minor or is the subject of a protection measure, the court shal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 729-2

…this sentence for the duration of the assistance and supervision measures provided for in l'article 732. At the end of this period, if the conditional release decision has not been revoked, the foreig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-51

The hearing of the Criminal Appeals Chamber is public, except if the person is a minor or if publicity is likely to prejudice the proper conduct of the proceedings in progress, the interests of a thir…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts provided by health professionals

Article R427-7

A management board is set up for the fund referred to in Article L. 426-1. This board is chaired by the chairman of the board of directors of the Caisse centrale de réassurance. The Board also include…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-73

…patent after partial revocation or invalidation as referred to in Articles L. 613-23-6 and L. 613-27 respectively shall be submitted in writing. Where the amendment to the patent complies with the de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Rules relating to life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A134-7

The following information relating to commitments covered by 1° and 2° of Article L. 134-1 respectively is sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution each year by 30 April at the lat…

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