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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R251

…3-23, R. 15-33-43 and R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93-3 and R. 95, this Code (Decrees in the Council of Stat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition by creditors

Article R221-43

…R. 221-16 to R. 221-19. This document is served on the first distraining creditor and the debtor. The right to have a su…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

…eal must be lodged within fifteen days of notification. Subject to the provisions of article R. 322-19 and unless a fixed date procedure is used, the appeal is heard in accordance with the procedure s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-7

The articles L. 411-4, L. 411-5, L. 612-11, L. 613-8, L. 613-9, L. 613-19, L. 615-2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-1-1

…r's imprisonment provided for in terms of sentence adjustment by the third paragraph of Article 132-19 and Article 132-25 of the Criminal Code, as well as by 1°, 2° and 3° of I of Article 464-2, Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-4

…ication, which has been compiled and examined in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2321-19 and R. 2321-20 below, and from the character tests carried out on the applicant and any members o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 160 quater

When a company carries out the transactions provided for in articles 48 and 49 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production, the cancellation of shares or cor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Judicial police officers of the national police force

Article R15-29

As an exception to the provisions of 2° of Article R. 15-19 and 3° of Article R. 15-20, officers and agents of the judicial police belonging to the zonal or departmental border police directorates or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-14

…posit, as well as the penalties provided for by the articles 226-10 et 441-1 du code pénal et R. 49-19 of this code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Monitoring and administrative penalties

Article R1221-13

…edures and under the conditions laid down : 1° In sectors other than agriculture, in article R. 243-19 of the Social Security Code ; 2° In the agricultural sector, in article L. 725-3 of the Rural and…

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