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Showing 121130 of 34927 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 22-D-10 du 12 Apr 2022

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-10

A copy of the documents in proceedings initiated by the public prosecutor on the basis of articles 1210-4,1210-7,1210-8and 1210-9 must be communicated to the French central authority under the Hague C…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-10

Payments must be made no later than fifteen days after the Caisse des dépôts et consignations has been notified of the final distribution judgment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-10

When the payment notice is notified by the Agence nationale de traitement automatisé des infractions, the information to be entered on this notice, including the notice number, is recorded as soon as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 D

…or losses of each of the companies in the group, determined and taxable in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies.The provisions of article 39 quindecies are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-10-1

When the parallel import application concerns a proprietary veterinary medicinal product which has already been the subject of a parallel import authorisation, and the proprietary veterinary medicinal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-12

Subject to the submission of the application for accreditation in accordance with the procedures and timetable laid down by the academic regional rector and after receiving the opinion of the national…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 8: Notification of the opinions of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-22

The decision taken by the purchaser on the committee's opinion is notified to the contract holder and to the secretary of the Advisory Committee for the Amicable Settlement of Disputes. It is sent, fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D314-22

…in drawing up, offering, granting or advising on the credit agreements referred to in Articles L. 312-1 and L. 313-1, as well as natural persons who directly manage or supervise the aforementioned pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-22

When a person who has been placed under house arrest with electronic surveillance is notified of a decision to dismiss the case, he or she shall be notified of his or her right to compensation, in acc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-22

…upplementary statement, within one month of the appeal being lodged and in accordance with the procedures set out in the first and third paragraphs of article 502 or the first and second paragraphs of…

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