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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-4

Where the Criminal Court or the Juvenile Court of Paris declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in article 628-3, it shall refer the matter to the Public Prosecutor's Office…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-6

Sont applicables en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article D. 351-7, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the tab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-6

…IDED FOR IN ARTICLE A. 123-68-1 1. Declarant. Name or business name of the legal entity. Where applicable, the registration number with the RCS. Identity and capacity of the signing legal representati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article R822-6

…ee of charge. They give entitlement to the travel and subsistence allowances provided for in décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasion…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-6

The Prefect or, in Paris, the Police Prefect shall set up the residence permit commission provided for in article L. 432-14 by an order:1° Recording the appointment of the local elected representative…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 8: Repeat bids

Article R322-67

Any person pursuing the reopening of the auction shall have a certificate issued by the Registry stating that the successful bidder has not provided proof of payment of the price or its deposit or pay…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-12

…years may, after serving four years of such period of Ineligibility, participate as an athlete in local sporting events organised by organisations, or their members, which are not signatories to the W…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-2-1

…r the Centre Communal d'Action Sociale (municipal social action centre), or who benefit, where applicable, from a social tariff introduced by the public drinking water or wastewater service. The proce…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-4

…transmitting the information mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 232-10-2 ; In order to carry out his duties, the anti-doping referent may exchange information with the Agency, the Ministr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-5

…ers provided by the approved federations or when information brought to its attention justifies it, carry out an audit, on the decision of its college, concerning the resources implemented by the fede…

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