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Showing 16911700 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 256

…ed under Article 288 of this Code or those who are prohibited from serving as jurors under article 131-26 of the Penal Code ; 8° Adults under court protection, adults under guardianship, adults under…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-1

The courts referred to in article 697 shall hear crimes and misdemeanours committed on the territory of the Republic by military personnel in the performance of their duties. These courts have jurisdi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-25

The data collected in the context of article R. 40-24 may only concern the following categories: 1° Persons in respect of whom there is serious or corroborating evidence during a preliminary investiga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-32

I. - The use of one of the persons mentioned in 2° of I, II and III of article R. 621-31 shall be governed by a memorandum of understanding signed with the Autorité des marchés financiers, which sets…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30

…an individual who holds a certificate of French nationality issued in accordance with the articles 31 et seq.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies I

…ayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who acquire, between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2010, a dwelling forming part of a social purpose hotel residence defined in

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-8

If the first day of filming is interrupted, postponed or abandoned between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023 inclusive, the amount of aid resulting from the provisions of article 913-7, including the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-10

…ds: "but may be a member of one or more of the specialised commissions mentioned in article D. 1432-31" are deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Transport and escort of prisoners hospitalised in specially adapted units

Article R3214-21

…n or hospitalisation outside the unit for somatic reasons are set out in articles R. 215-30, R. 215-31 and R. 215-32 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-22

The requirements of article R. 2224-14 must be met, in Mayotte, by 31 December 2020 at the latest for wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater with a gross…

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