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Showing 49014910 of 5917 articles for Art. 11 févr. 1971

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…vided for in the following provisions of the penal code :- violence as provided for in articles 222-11, 222-12, 222-13 and 222-14-5;- malicious calls or messages and noise attacks as provided for in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-7-1

…t of 2003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), increased by 95% of the amount of the general decentralisation allowance du…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…offers of shares referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 of this Code or inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and public offers of mutual…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…ded: "legitimate, natural or adoptive, holding a temporary residence permit or resident's permit,"; 11° Article L. 425-19 is deleted. 11° Article L. 425-2 is not applicable; 12° In articles L. 426-11,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater D

…structions and developments carried out in the concerted development zones mentioned in article L. 311-1 of the town planning code, where the cost of public facilities, the list of which is set by a d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…otographic works and those made using techniques similar to photography; 10° Works of applied art ; 11° Illustrations, geographical maps; 12° Plans, sketches and plastic works relating to geography, t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L137-1

…providers of electronic communications services within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code, providers of online marke…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

Where filiation is established under the conditions laid down in article 342-11 by joint acknowledgement, the women named therein choose the surname that will devolve on the child at the latest at the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-1

…e in writing and shall specify the offences, among those referred to in Articles L. 5221-8, L. 5221-11, L. 8221-1, L. 8221-2, L. 8251-1 du code du travail, which it intends to have searched and prosec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 367

…ay also issue a deferred committal order. Penal sanctions imposed pursuant to Articles 131-6 to 131-11 of the Penal Code may be declared provisionally enforceable.

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