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Showing 27612770 of 32230 articles for Art. Loi 2011-900 du 29-7-2011

French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-7

…2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data is replac…

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

Article 741-2

…fender of this order and warn him of the consequences of being convicted of a new offence committed during the probation period or of failing to comply with the supervision measures and special obliga…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1

…decide, pursuant to articles 721 and 729 of this code, on the granting or withdrawal of sentence reductions or the granting of conditional release. A copy of the sentencing decision is sent by the se…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-7

As soon as a debtor refers a matter to the private individual overindebtedness commission set up by French Polynesia or New Caledonia, it shall inform the Overseas Issuing Institute mentioned in Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and Autonomy Conference

Article D1442-7

…of the Departmental Councils for Citizenship and Autonomy.2° The college of prevention and health education players, mentioned in 6°, is modified as follows :a) b is replaced by the following provisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 702-1

…to the last court that ruled, to relieve him or her, in whole or in part, including as regards the duration, of this prohibition, disqualification or incapacity. If the conviction was handed down by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-7

I.-Before 1 January 2023, insurance undertakings may be authorised, under the conditions set out in this article, to transfer all or part of their portfolio of commitments corresponding to :the contra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7

…rovided for in Article L. 441-1 are as follows:1° The special technical provision, from which are deducted the benefits paid and management charges, within the limits set by the agreement, and to whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-7

I.-The disclosure declaration provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-7

The duration of the suspension measures mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-1 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degree of…

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