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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-17

…e liberty and custody judge with jurisdiction to hear the appeal lodged on the basis of the article 803-8 by a person placed in pre-trial detention or extradition custody is that of the judicial court…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-10

…meeting all the conditions mentioned in Article 33(6) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe H

…public entity and its co-contractor (5) >. 7. Performance targets assigned to the co-contractor (3) 8. Sanctions and penalties applicable to the contractor in the event of failure to fulfil its obliga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6

…Payments made in electronic money as part of the settlement of payments under Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infras…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-36

…ird paragraphs of Article L. 332-11-1 of the French town planning code as it stood prior to Law No. 2014-1655 of 29 December 2014 on the rectifying finance act for 2014.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-23

…e defined in Articles 69,70 and 71 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. II-The basic own-fund items are classified in Tier 2 when they in fact have the characteristic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article D2641-2

…nt-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the reference to the standard set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article D2643-2

…nt-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the reference to the standard set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D784-13

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 614-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Persons subject to more than one detention order

Article R249-40

…ntence, only the liberty and custody judge has jurisdiction to hear applications made under article 803-8. However, if the liberty and custody judge, after noting that the conditions of detention are…

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