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Showing 15411550 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article R2512-30

The mayor issues the burial authorisation provided for in article R. 2213-31, when the body is buried in one of the Parisian cemeteries even if it is located outside the territory of Paris.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Alerts to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and the exercise of his powers

Article D47-1-37

…uivalent to or greater than the sentence incurred for the offences provided for in articles D. 47-1-31 to D. 47-1-33, and whether or not the related offence contributed to the financial offence. 5° If…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-3

II and III of article L. 221-31 and article L. 221-32 are applicable to the share savings plan intended for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-87

The provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 5126-31 and, subject to article R. 5126-71, of article R. 5126-33 are applicable to the pharmacies for internal use of the Paris fire brigade and th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-6

In order to facilitate the recording of criminal offences, the gathering of evidence relating to these offences and the search for the perpetrators, the national police and national gendarmerie servic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-3-3

When a crime provided for by articles 221-1 to 221-4 and 222-1 to 222-10 of the Criminal Code has been committed, on national territory, in private residential premises, the public prosecutor may deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-2

…for in Article L. 3355-1 are also recognised for trade unions formed in accordance with the law of 31 March 1884 for the defence of the general interests of the drinks trade.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-12

For sums held in the automatic account of distribution companies that were due to expire on 31 December 2020, the period referred to in 2° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in financing cinematographic works linked to the health crisis

Article 919-23

…oduction companies may only invest the sums exceptionally entered in their automatic accounts until 31 December 2022. Failing this, production companies will lose their right to invest them.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Exceptional entry of sums on the automatic account

Article 919-61

…ribution companies may only invest the sums exceptionally entered in their automatic accounts until 31 December 2022. Failing this, the distribution companies will lose their right to invest them.

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