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

Article D45-1-4

Under the last paragraph of Article 131-21 of the Criminal Code, where the Assize Court ruling at first instance or on appeal is likely to order the confiscation of property over which a person other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-5

…and the amount of the increased fixed fine is 450 euros. The provisions of articles 495-20 and 495-21 of the same code relating to the requirement of a deposit prior to contesting the fixed fine are…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-3

…pplication, under the conditions provided for in the 8 of the I of article 6 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, to any person mentioned in 2 of I of the same ar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…for accidents for which the French State is responsible in the countries referred to in article L. 211-4 (1st paragraph) is hereby approved. AGREEMENT BETWEEN :-on the one hand, the French State, rep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

…ollecting in 2008 the tax provided for by article L. 2333-6 or that provided for by article L. 2333-21, in their wording prior to 1st January 2009, this tax is replaced, from 1st January 2009, by that…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Obtaining a residence permit

Article L433-7

…rticles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10, or the resident card be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 134

The officer responsible for the execution of a warrant for the bringing in, arrest or search of a person may not enter a citizen's home before 6am or after 9pm. The same applies when the officer is re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

…is granted. From the day of publication of the patent application pursuant to 1° of Article L. 612-21 and within a period set by regulation, any third party may send written observations on patentabi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23

…ode without prejudice to the powers granted to the agents mentioned in Articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in Book V of the same Code. The Secretary Gene…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-33

…acknowledgement of receipt, to sell his shares under the conditions provided for in articles 19 and 21 de la loi du 29 novembre 1966 et aux articles R. 422-28 et R. 422-29. If, on expiry of this perio…

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