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Showing 33513360 of 3953 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1985

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

…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 5th and 6th paragraphsn° 2021-941 of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…copies manufactured or with their realisation under the conditions provided for in articles L. 622-17 and L. 622-18 of the aforementioned Commercial Code until fifteen days after having notified the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-5

…ed for in this article is without prejudice to the application of the articles L. 132-12 and L. 132-17.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-8

…t offence, the public prosecution may be extinguished, under the conditions set out in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of 500 euros. The amo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67 ter

…duals, objects or vehicles for which an alert has been issued, governed by article 31 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, may, for the purposes o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

…t court by the victim or the subrogation actions provided for in articles L. 1142-14 and L. 1142-24-17. Provided that the first rejection opinion has not given rise to an irrevocable court decision in…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-5

…time of the hearing at the latest;8° A reminder of the provisions of articles R. 322-16 and R. 322-17 ;9° An indication that the debtor, who so requests in advance, may benefit from legal aid for the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-4

…racting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24

…ceeded.III. - When a deputy deputises for the mayor under the conditions set out in article L. 2122-17, he may receive, for the duration of the deputy's term of office and after deliberation by the mu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

…ndamental rights and freedoms of individuals, in accordance with Articles 122 and 123 of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 referred to above.

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