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Showing 45314540 of 14450 articles for Art. 975 · CE 9 March 2016 n° 374893 · CE 27 July 2005 n° 269605

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
C. - Judicial constraint.

Article D48-36

…t of wilful failure to pay the sum of money corresponding to a pecuniary penalty imposed as a sentence for acts which would constitute under French law a felony or misdemeanour punishable by a custodi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 713-8 AND A. 713-11)

Article Annexe 7-2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF TERRITORIAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYYou can consult the JORF n° 0234 of 7 October 2021, text n° 36, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pd…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…o the adaptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Ac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-8

…applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 351-9, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans leur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article D351-1

…même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LAYOUT D. 312-1, D. 312-7, D. 312-8, D. 312-15 to D. 312-19 and D. 312-21 to D. 312-25 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 D. 312-26 Resulting…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: DECISION TO REFUSE ENTRY AT THE FRONTIER

Article L332-3

The procedure provided for in article L. 332-2 is applicable to the decision to refuse entry taken against the foreign national pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-34

The offences provided for by articles 225-5 to 225-12-4 of the Criminal Code, as well as the offence of participation in a criminal association provided for by l'article 450-1 du même code lorsqu'il a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Organisation and operation of the prison integration and probation service

Article D583

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 113-64 du code pénitentiaire, l'agrément de personnes bénévoles par le directeur du service pénitentiaire d'insertion est délivré après avis du juge…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

…the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R782-11

…ing from the decreeR. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 613-15n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 613-16no. 20…

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