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Showing 48814890 of 23350 articles for Art. n° 06-16537 · Cass. com. 9 February 1999

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Persons liable.

Article D211-1

…y of the certificate of destruction of the vehicle issued to the insured under II of article R. 322-9 of the Highway Code; 2° In the event of the transfer for destruction of a vehicle other than those…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-7

…ations provided for by Article 706-53-6 and paragraph 2 of II of article 216 of law no. 2004-204 of 9 March 2004 ;-date of execution or end of execution of the sentence or measure;where applicable, da…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

…the Autorité de contrôle et des mutuelles :1° 65% for all the securities mentioned in 4° to 8° and 9° quinquies of Article R. 332-2 and the loans mentioned in the third paragraph of 1° of Article R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Urban policy allocation

Article L2334-41

…ist of neighbourhoods with the most serious urban problems drawn up in application of II of article 9-1 de la loi n° 2003-710 du 1er août 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rén…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-22

By way of derogation from article 9 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les départements, les…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII quinquies : Compliance programme penalties

Article 764-44

I.-The penalty provided for in Article 131-39-2 of the Penal Code shall be carried out under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor. The French Anti-Corruption Agency shall report to the Public Pros…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R753-4

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 202…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-7

…to submit observations before the Cour de cassation must comply with the provisions of Article 126-9, which is reproduced in the notice, as well as the first paragraph of l'article 126-11. The notice…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Resolution

Article 1229

…ified as termination. Restitution takes place under the conditions set out in articles 1352 to 1352-9.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to requests for information issued by the French services

Article R49-36

…quest for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least three years' imprisonment and, se…

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