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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-13

I.-Subject to II of this article and without prejudice to articles 47 and 48 of law no. 2005-102 of 11 February 2005 on equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship for people with di…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-16

The tasks of sports technical advisors that may be carried out by sports federations in application of article L. 131-12 are those of national technical director, national coach, national technical ad…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Seizures without dispossession

Article 706-158

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

In each establishment, the operator shall appoint a qualified technical supervisor responsible for ensuring that instruction takes place in accordance with the conditions laid down in this sub-section…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-9

When the insurance company decides to restrict transactions on the contract under the conditions provided for in 2° of II of Article L. 131-4, it executes the transaction requests, to the maximum of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-15

I.-It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros to carry out or cause to be carried out one or more voluntary sales of furniture by public auction:1° If the operator organis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 747-1-1

In the event of a change in the sentenced person's situation since the sentencing decision that does not allow the sentence imposed to be enforced, the sentence enforcement judge may ex officio, at th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-12

The drawee banker's record of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds includes the following information for each incident: 1° The account number, whether it is an individual account or a c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article L211-2

I.-The general terms and conditions applicable to consumer contracts shall mention, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The nature of the advantage provided by the consumer withi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-8

French nationality shall be lost by any French person who, being employed in a foreign army or public service or in an international organisation to which France does not belong or more generally prov…

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