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Showing 781790 of 9726 articles for Art. D. 145-34

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D743-11

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-32-10n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-12no. 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-13 and D.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D539

…to at least seven years' imprisonment for an offence for which socio-judicial supervision is required. Placement under mobile electronic surveillance is also possible in the event of conviction to a s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D14

…or them. Independent of these powers, they assist the judicial police officers as stated in Article D. 13. They send their reports to the public prosecutor via their line managers, who forward them wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the adult critical care modality

Article D6124-28

I. - The hospitalisation sector of a critical care unit comprises a minimum number of beds determined as follows : 1° At least eight beds for the intensive care unit referred to in 1° of article R. 61…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Medical and medical-psychological examinations.

Article D17

…ppropriateness of requesting or ordering the investigations and examinations referred to in Article D. 16, the judicial authorities shall take the utmost account of, in particular: 1° Whether the pers…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Granting of reductions in sentences under article 721

Article D116

…the absence of a request made by the sentenced person in accordance with the provisions of article D. 49-11. In the event of imprisonment under the pre-trial detention regime and if the duration is a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…to 40% of the original value of the asset excluding finance costs at the time the contract was signed. This deduction is spread pro rata temporis over the normal period of use of the asset. If the les…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2

…lice, through, where applicable, their hierarchical superiors, subject to the provisions of article D. 15-4. The public prosecutor and the investigating judge are free to choose the formations to whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4

…pertise, particularly in the areas covered by the central judicial police offices listed in article D. 8-1; the latter also ensure, whenever necessary, coordination between police services and gendarm…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Temporary absences to prepare for professional or social reintegration and temporary absences to maintain family ties

Article D143

…n three years; 3° When the sentence enforcement judge or court has, in application of 1° of Article D. 535 and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 712-6 or 712-7, decided to make th…

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