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Showing 19611970 of 63846 articles for Art. s. L. 223-21 and L. 225-41

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

…893 du 25 juillet 1952 portant création d'un Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-21

On presentation of the summons to pay served on the debtor and on expiry of the period of eight days after its date, provided for in article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Sub-section 2: Attachment of accounts opened with institutions authorised by law to hold deposit accounts

Article R211-21

…ation provided by the garnishee, the creditor may limit the effect of the seizure to certain accounts. By agreement between the parties or by decision of the enforcement judge, the unavailability of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-21

The consultation documents may prohibit candidates from submitting several applications for the contract or some of its lots, acting at the same time:1° As individual candidates and as members of one…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment of a bonus

Article R2171-21

…bal performance contract meets a need whose estimated value exceeds the formal procedure thresholds and when its award procedure involves a jury, the premium is paid to the tenderers on the jury's rec…

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

Article 495-21

…he person to whom the notice of payment of the fixed fine was sent or who was prosecuted. The terms and conditions of this reimbursement are defined by regulation. In the event of conviction, the fine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-21

…rrant for him. The provisions of Article 74-2 shall then apply, the powers of the public prosecutor and the liberty and custody judge provided for by this article being respectively entrusted to the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-21

The measures mentioned in articles 712-5,712-6 and 712-7, with the exception of reductions in sentence not leading to immediate release and escorted leave authorisations, may not be granted without a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-21

When the representative of the public prosecutor is consulted by the competent authority of the executing State on partial recognition of the sentencing decision, he or she shall examine whether an ag…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Temporary installations

Article R312-21

An order by the Minister for the Interior and the Ministers for Construction and Sport specifies the standards that may apply and the type of documents that must be attached to the application to the…

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