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Showing 74217430 of 12238 articles for Art. 7 févr. 1996

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-120

…fter, where appropriate, an adversarial hearing organised in accordance with Articles 142-6 and 142-7.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-43

…is subject to the budgetary control provided for in articles 220 to 228 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management under the conditions set out…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-5

The conditions set out in Chapters II, IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are applicable to the provision of the services mentioned in Article L. 547-4, provided that the project…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-9

…operations of the insurance undertaking covered by Article L. 134-1 are those mentioned in 1°, 4°, 7°, 9°, 10° and 11° of Article R. 343-3. They are entered in the appropriation balance sheet provide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-6

…he nature of the expenditure concerned, with the intensity rates provided for in 5 (c and d), 6 and 7 of Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION

Article R2232-1

Pursuant to article L. 2232-7, the payment period applicable to services provided by small and medium-sized enterprises or craftsmen within the meaning of article R. 2151-13 is that imposed on the pur…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-15

…as are necessary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 et à celles de la présente sous-section.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-51

…the investigation and recording of offences and breaches mentioned in articles L. 511-5 and L. 511-7 and infringements of Book IV, category A and B competition, consumer affairs and fraud prevention…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Economic and social measures

Article L2542-30

Where, in a société anonyme created prior to 7 December 1969, a municipality is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-9

The conditions of access to the health information referred to in article L. 1111-7 as well as the length of time it is kept and the procedures for keeping it are mentioned in the welcome booklet prov…

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