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Showing 201210 of 10834 articles for Art. CE 24-10-2014 n° 366962

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

…being prosecuted before the French courts or if the French courts have decided not to institute proceedings or to terminate them;2° Si la personne recherchée pour l'exécution d'une peine ou d'une mes…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-24

…sions of Articles L. 613-8 and L. 613-29 to L. 613-32 shall apply to applications for plant variety certificates and breeder's certificates. The same applies to articles L. 613-9, L. 613-21 and L. 613…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article R531-24

…ns or associations mentioned in Article L. 531-25 shall refer the matter to the Chairman of the Office's Board of Directors by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The request must inclu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-24

…622-26 is two months from the publication of the opening judgment in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The same period applies to the information provided for in the third pa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Conversion into a grant of part of the advances granted to finance the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas

Article 916-24

…ich has been particularly affected by the covid-19 epidemic and its economic and financial consequences, the part of the advances granted to operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines

Article L2334-24

The proceeds of police fines relating to road traffic intended for local authorities referred to in b of 2° of B of I of Article 49 of Law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 on finances for 2006 are di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-24

…ration to the court registry, transmit their request by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt; they shall indicate, in the same manner, the name of the person who will represent them in th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-24

Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation which received, in place of the communes making up the public establishment, the allocations provided for in article L. 234-13 of the code des com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article R3324-24

The judgment approving the plan for the total sale of the company, or opening or ordering the compulsory liquidation of the company, immediately renders payable the participation rights that have not…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24

…the product depending on the requirements of the analyses or tests. A report is drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11. This sample is provided with a…

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