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Showing 52215230 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Management of property and maintenance of prisoners

Article D339

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 332-7 du code pénitentiaire, le chef de l'établissement pénitentiaire donne connaissance à l'autorité judiciaire des sommes d'argent ou objets trouv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R80-1

The provisions of article R. 77 are applicable for the establishment of bulletin n° 2.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article R161-1

…the décret n° 75-1339 du 31 décembre 1975 relatif aux mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-111

…ommissaires aux comptes constituées sur le fondement de l'Article 31-1 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a le…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-1

Any foreign national who declares that he or she wishes to stay in France for a period not exceeding three months as part of a family or private visit must present proof of accommodation in the form o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D113-1

…The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, opened for signature in New York on 19 December 1966; 2° The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, opened for signa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-168

…ubject to the provisions of Article R. 214-166, the work and felling must be carried out in accordance with an approved simple management plan; 2° Any felling not provided for in the simple management…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Obtaining a residence permit

Article L433-7

Subject to the exceptions provided for in article L. 426-18, a foreign national residing in France on a long-stay visa as defined in 2° of article L. 411-1, a temporary residence permit or a multi-ann…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-1

…Code is applicable to salaried professional athletes and salaried professional coaches, with the exception of the provisions of articles L. 1221-2, L. 1241-1 to L. 1242-5, L. 1242-7 to L. 1242-9, L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-4

Table 1: NUMBER OF CONTRACTS having given rise to investigation/search by the insurance company NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS centenarians not deceased, including those for whom there is a presumption of…

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