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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-46

…gard to the seller until the seller has accepted the credit agreement. Where this condition is not met, the seller may not receive any payment, in any form whatsoever, or any deposit.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L313-46

…ng rate comes into effect and, where applicable, any change in the number or frequency of instalments.Where the change in the borrowing rate results from a change in the reference rate, the new refere…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-46

…ons of articles L. 313-49, L. 313-52, L. 313-60 or L. 313-61 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros. Physical persons are also liable, as additional penalties, to prohibition, in accordance with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L2223-46

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions applicable to the various methods of burial.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-46

…tigating chamber before which the requested person has appeared shall hear any request from the competent authorities of the issuing Member State to consent to prosecution or to the enforcement of a s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-46

…ver, the summons is only received and served on condition that the witness cannot be prosecuted or detained for acts or convictions prior to his hearing.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-46

…he items seized pursuant to the first paragraph be kept on national territory until a date that it sets, the judge hearing the case may determine the conditions under which these items are kept. If, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-46

The special provisions applicable to the service of documents on legal persons are set out in Title IV of Book II.

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

Article 713-46

The time limit for enforcement of the contrainte pénale may be suspended by the juge de l'application des peines if the sentenced person is incarcerated, except when the last three paragraphs of artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-46

…he president of the court or the judge delegated by him all the documents relating to the proceedings.

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