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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-93

…vided for in 9°, 13° and 19° of Article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide, as part of the powers he or she derives from Article 712-16, to notify or have notified…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-87

…ordance with 9°, 13° and 18° of article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide to notify the victim or the civil party or have them notified, directly or through their…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…achieved;13° The existence of the right of withdrawal provided for in Articles L. 221-18 et L. 221-20;14° The terms and conditions of termination of the contract;15° The possibility of recourse to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

…8° and the relevant costs assessed in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article R. 444-6; 20° "Rate of regulated income for the profession": ratio between the regulated income and the regula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1523-2

…shall apply in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2021-684 of 28 May 2021; II. - In Articles R. 1333-12, R. 1333-19, R. 1333-20, R. 1333-21, R. 13…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-12

State employees or public servants remunerated by the State may work as technical sports advisors for approved federations, in accordance with procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The f…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

…e recovery of their own debts of the same nature on the basis of the legislation in force.II - They may not provide information which would reveal a business or professional secret or the disclosure o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-32

…in particular:1° The maximum number of trainees in a complete training course for a session, which may be reduced depending on the location and the audience ;2° The minimum number of trainees, which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-53-1

…nt supervisory functions or to their related parties are subject to appropriate documentation which may, on request, be made available to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. For the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-14

…s informed of the administrator's decision not to continue the lease. In this case, non-performance may give rise to damages to the co-contractor, the amount of which must be declared as a liability.…

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