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Showing 15511560 of 4118 articles for Art. 131-41 C. pén.

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-18

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 341-12 to L. 341-17 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 1…

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

Article 495-17

Where provided for by law, public proceedings are extinguished by payment of a fixed fine set by law, which may not exceed the amount provided for in the first paragraph of Article 131-13 of the Penal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article R131-5

Decisions relating to the management and administration of the staff of the National Court of Asylum are taken, subject to the reservations set out in article R. 121-13 of the Code of Administrative J…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2423-2

I. - Title II of Book II of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the following adaptation:In Article L. 2222-2 applicable in its wording resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 Januar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-2

When the conviction results from a criminal order, the one-month period provided for in Article 707-2 runs from the sending of the registered letter provided for in Articles 495-3 and 527 or notificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-3

In order to implement the provisions of article R. 2324-41, the manager of a collective crèche or a day nursery must ensure the presence of educators of young children on the establishment's team in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-149-3

The reports and formalities mentioned in Article L. 225-129-2, in the second paragraph of l'article L. 225-131, in 1° of Article L. 225-136, to the articles L. 225-138, L. 225-142 and L. 225-143, in t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-2

Full members of staff and non-full members of staff with a contract of at least one year who are working in the establishment on the day of the ballot are eligible to vote and stand for election in co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Space heating

Article R4216-20

The use of soft solder, whose filler metal melting temperature is less than 450°C, is prohibited for pipes carrying combustible liquids or gases.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-6

I.-For the application of Article L. 111-4-1, motorised personal mobility devices, as defined in 6.15 of Article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code, are subject to the provisions of this article. II - Manuf…

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