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Showing 33113320 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-26

…ollowing cross-sectional imaging equipment, with the exception of that exclusively dedicated to the activities mentioned in 6°, 11°, 13° and 21° of article R. 6122-25 and that mentioned in 2° of artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

…fied by the requirements of the investigation or enquiry, officers or agents of the judicial police acting in the course of an investigation or on a rogatory commission may, if they are assigned to a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

The execution of a European arrest warrant may be refused:1° If, for the acts which are the subject of the arrest warrant, the person sought is being prosecuted before the French courts or if the Fren…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-18-2

…egistered on the list referred to in article L. 812-2. The trainee participates in the professional activity of the training supervisor under the supervision and responsibility of the latter. They car…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-4

The general and impersonal acts of a territorial authority derogating from legislative provisions mention their period of validity.They are published, for information, in the Official Journal.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 54

In all cases where a court of law deals with acts relating to civil status, the interested parties may appeal against the judgment.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 39

These acts will be signed by the civil registrar, by those appearing and by the witnesses; or mention will be made of the cause preventing those appearing and the witnesses from signing.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General provisions

Article 322-00 bis

Professional secrecy may not be invoked against customs officials acting within the scope of the powers conferred on them by this Title and by Title II.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative liability.

Article 401

The customs administration is liable for the acts of its employees, in the performance of and by reason of their duties only, unless it has recourse against them or their sureties.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D112-28

The list of categories of acts published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée is set by order of the Minister for Culture.

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