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Showing 27112720 of 43102 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15-3-1994 n° 740 P

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-33-29-3

The contraventions provided for in the Penal Code that municipal police officers, country wardens, Paris surveillance officers mentioned in article 21 of this code, as well as officers of the City of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stay of proceedings.

Article 380

The stay decision may be appealed with the permission of the first president of the court of appeal if there is a serious and legitimate reason. The party wishing to appeal shall refer the matter to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-3

I.-A fee is payable by the applicant for the performance by the Agency of the following operations: 1° Analysis of samples and evaluation of the documentation relating to the control protocol submitte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: The economic, social and environmental database

Article L2312-36

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-21, a regularly updated economic, social and environmental database brings together a range of information that the employer makes ava…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379

…For the recovery of taxes of all kinds and assimilated taxes, confiscations, fines and restitutions provided for in this code, public accountants benefit from the Treasury's lien provided for in artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 309

Under the conditions determined by the administration, the sealing formality provided for by Article 308 : 1° Holders of test stills, as defined by ministerial order (1); 2° Scientific and educational…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R151-3

For the application of this book in French Guyana: 1° The references to the departmental council are replaced by the reference to the assembly of French Guyana; 2° In article R. 142-15, a of 5° is wor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 347

The President declares the debates closed. He may not summarise the pleas of the prosecution and the defence. He orders that the record of the proceedings be deposited in the hands of the clerk of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345

…d and made enforceable by the administrative authority designated by decree, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 212-1 and L. 212-2 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 346

…to the authority that issued the assessment notice within three years of its notification, without prejudice to the time limits for remission of duties set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92…

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