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Showing 110 of 68627 articles for Art. s. L 451-1 and L 142-1

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L451-1

The bailiff responsible for enforcing the eviction order may proceed as stated in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-1

An information body is responsible for informing persons residing in a Member State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, when they are injured in a road traffic accident:a)…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to comply

Article L451-1

A failure by the operator to provide the information provided for in article L. 411-2 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article R451-1

The information body referred to in article L. 451-1 is designated by an order of the Minister for the Economy. It shall respond to the requests provided for in the same article within a maximum of se…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-1

For the application of the provisions of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article R451-1

Infringements of the provisions of the decrees issued in application of article L. 412-1 are punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with the pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article D45-1-1

The public prosecutor and the lawyers for all the parties are notified by any means of the date of the preparatory criminal meeting at least five working days before it takes place. This notice specif…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-11

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance sends the interested party, for each fine, an extract from the enforcement order concerning him in the form of a notice inviting him…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 451

If justified by the interests of the person accommodated or cared for in a healthcare establishment or in a social or medico-social establishment, the judge may appoint, as curator or guardian, a pers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of carriers

Article 451

The beverages must be taken, to the declared destination, within the time limit stated on the consignment. This time limit is fixed in view of the distances to be covered and the means of transport. I…

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