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Showing 47114720 of 5917 articles for Art. 11 févr. 1971

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-4

…re de Rennes ou par l'officier du ministère public agissant sous son autorité; 2° En application du 11° de l'article 4 du décret n° 2009-707 du 16 juin 2009 modififié relatif aux services déconcentrés…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-2

…o 2058 of the Civil Code, and grant grace periods under the conditions set out in article R. 821-14-11 ; 6° Is the authorising officer for revenue and expenditure; 7° May set up revenue and expenditur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts.

Article D2573-29

I. - The articles R. 2311-1 to R. 2311-9 and the articles R. 2311-11 to D. 2311-14 and article D. 2311-16 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-101-14

For the application of article L. 72-101-11, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L773-42

…sions having the same effect; b) References to branches of establishments mentioned in Articles L. 511-22, L. 511-23, L. 522-13, L. 526-24, L. 532-18-1, L. 532-20-1 and L. 532-21-3 do not apply; c) Af…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-42

…sions having the same effect; b) References to branches of establishments mentioned in Articles L. 511-22, L. 511-23, L. 522-13, L. 526-24, L. 532-18-1, L. 532-20-1 and L. 532-21-3 do not apply; c) Af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…agistrate. The investigating judge may also send them any other useful document from the case file; 11° Provide a bond, the amount of which and the time limits for payment, in one or more instalments,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…exploitation rights for the digital edition of a book;2° Of the second paragraph of Article L. 132-11 when they apply to the publication of a book in digital form;3°From Article L. 132-17-2 relating…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…ence permit bearing the wording "talent passport-European blue card" provided for in Article L. 421-11; 9° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "passeport talent-chercheur" or "passeport…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…e party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.III. - With the exception of Articles L. 133-11 to L. 133-13 and II of Article L. 133-14, the provisions of this chapter apply if the payee's pay…

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