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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58

…e same conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant toArticle 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting, the documents sent to t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-1

This section relates to the European order for payment procedure provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European orde…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-6

…apply to group insurance contracts and memberships concluded or taken out no later than 20 December 2012 and to these contracts and memberships tacitly renewed after this date. However, articles A. 11…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-16

…udget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. Decisions r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-9

The time limits mentioned in articles 495-18 and 495-19 are assessed, in the event that payment of the fine is sent by post, with regard to the date of dispatch of the means of payment attested by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of organs, tissues or cells for therapeutic purposes

Article R1522-4

…e to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of Articles R. 1242-14, R. 1245-9 to R. 1245-12, R. 1245-18 to R. 1245-21 and subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.Article R. 1241-2 is ap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-22-1

…of the European patent with unitary effect in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012; 2° Of the mention of a derogation pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 83 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…V of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-34

…d to the sentenced person in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article D. 49-18 and may be appealed under the conditions set out in Article D. 49-39, within twenty-four hours of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-4

…t up as a public health establishment pursuant to Article L. 6133-7 is subject to Title I of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Subject to the speci…

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