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Showing 471480 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Request for rectification, deletion or restriction of the obligation to submit data

Article R53-8-30

If the liberty and custody judge fails to rule within the time limit set in Article R. 53-8-29 or if his request is not granted, the interested party may, within a period of ten days, refer the matter…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 14-1

The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to protective measures taken after the opening of an estate are applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, in conjunction…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 27-1

Applications for registration may also be created and transmitted electronically, using technical procedures that must guarantee, under conditions specific to each register, the reliability of the ide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article Annexe article A43-6-2

…e social security key letter (value as at 1 July 2017) (1) Coefficient Rounded metropolitan rate excl. VAT 1° Research and determination of ethanol in blood by gas chromatography B 150 40.50 € 2° Sear…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-7 (art. R*131-46)

…the organisation and running of these events, with the exception of those provided for by articles L. 331-5 and R. 331-3 Rules of the delegated sports federations Applications relating to sports equi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 8: Miscellaneous

Article A444-30

The chief clerk's assistance service listed under number 127 of table 3-1 shall give rise to the collection of a fee based on the highest total amount of sums entered as expenditure or resources in th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance

Article Annexe II art A243-1

STANDARD CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO NON-LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTSDefinitionsa) Policyholder.The person, whether natural or legal, named in the Declarations, who has building work carried out and who is, in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article Annexe II art. A125-1

Standard clauses applicable to insurance contracts referred to in article L. 125-1 (second paragraph) of the Insurance Code a) Purpose of the cover: The purpose of this insurance is to guarantee the i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article Annexe I art. A125-1

Standard clauses applicable to insurance contracts mentioned in article L. 125-1 (first paragraph) of the Insurance Code a) Purpose of cover: The purpose of this insurance is to guarantee the insured…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-37

…iority signs for a competition or sporting event authorised under the conditions set out in article R. 411-30 of the Highway Code are provided in accordance with the procedures set out in this sub-sec…

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