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Showing 68916900 of 8111 articles for Art. CE 27-12-2022 n° 464505

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Article Annexe 4-9

I. - In particular, the following services are provided by the professions concerned under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 444-1, the services listed below: 1° With regard…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26-1

…which has been provided or created by the consumer when using the digital content or digital service provided by the trader, except where that content: 1° is of no use to the consumer once he no lon…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

At the request of the judicial police officer, or under the latter's control, the judicial police officer, intervening by telematic or computerised means, public bodies or legal persons governed by pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Duties of the Registrar and appeals

Article R521-26

Within one clear working day of receipt of the request, the Registrar shall make the required initial, amending and cancellation entries. However, where the application is incomplete, the Registrar sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-17

The first paragraph of article

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

…in the order chosen by them, subject to a limit of one surname for each of them.This option of choice may only be exercised once.In the absence of a joint declaration mentioning the child's choice of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-22

…action on behalf of prostitutes may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of offences punishable by the articles 224-1 A to 224-1 C, 225-4-1 à 225-4-9,225-5 à 225-12-2,225-14-1 and 2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

…the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the international sports organisations that are signatories to the World Anti-Doping Code may…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-1

…platform for combating the manipulation of sporting competitions is responsible for : 1° Serve as a centre for gathering, collating and sharing information and documents that are useful in the fight a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-7

…itted or accommodated for a period of five years following the discharge or death of the persons concerned. At the end of this period, the documents may be destroyed. The amount of the sale as well as…

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