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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-34

…e with the provisions of Article 723-31, order a medical examination, the provisions of Article 712-21 requiring for certain crimes a duality of experts not being applicable to this expertise.If they…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-24

…e than one year, upon a decision taken in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 5125-21. In the event that the temporary ban is imposed for a period of no more than one year, the member…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: FIAs open to non-professional investors

Article L742-8

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28 Order no. 2013 676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-8

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters ;- of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36

…averages are established by the departmental consultative committee provided for in article L. 1424-21.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

…hin the limit of the first surname for each of them, joined in alphabetical order.Where article 311-21, the second paragraph of article 311-23, article 342-12 or this article has been applied in respe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

…t the offence or of the thing that is the object or product of the offence, pursuant to article 131-21 of the same Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

…ation may also be investigated and recorded by the agents mentioned in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the French Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in article L. 511-7 of the same code. T…

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