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Showing 25912600 of 4764 articles for Art. 15 nov. 2005

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D774-22

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-11 with the exception of its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17

…er municipalities under the conditions provided for in 3 of 3° of B of III of article 85 of law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 of finance for 2006 (1). The transfer of powers is pronounced by order…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article R623-14

…e within the period and in the manner set by the judge pursuant to the provisions of article L. 623-15 and under the conditions set out in article R. 623-13 are no longer eligible to claim their compe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1840 W quater

…of Article 1605 or who have provided inaccurate or incomplete information are liable to a fine of €15 per inaccurate or missing item of information.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R261-2

For the application of Article R. 15-33-68, 1° and 4° of this article are worded as follows: "1° Electronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the lo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…fonction publique territoriale " sont remplacés par les mots : " de l'article 8 de l'ordonnance n° 2005-10 du 4 janvier 2005 portant statut général des fonctionnaires des communes et des groupements…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

…ntity document, a passport photograph complying with the specifications of standard ISO/IEC 19794-5:2005, a declaration on honour attesting to the accuracy of the information given on the declaration…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19-1

…h a view to combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration, signed in Prüm on 27 May 2005; 2° By any act adopted pursuant to Title IV or VI of the Treaty on European Union and pursuing…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Duration of the measure

Article 443

…judgment or in the event of the death of the person concerned. Without prejudice to articles 3 and 15, the judge may also terminate it when the protected person resides outside national territory, if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-8

…section may not be combined with that awarded, where applicable, under Articles L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20 and L. 1142-21, nor with compensation of any kind received or to be recei…

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