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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-3

…ées non conformes à la Constitution par la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2020-801 DC du 18 juin 2020] when they have been the subject of a complaint submitted electronically pursuant to Artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Group action

Article R652-1

…cret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019 R. 623-5 to R. 623-33 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-5

…rtificate of registration in the annexed civil register referred to in article 4-1 du décret du 1er juin 1965 précité. If the marriage contract has been received by a French diplomatic or consular age…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 804

…ticle 706-157 which is applicable in these local authorities as drafted by the loi n° 2016-731 du 3 juin 2016 ;2° Pour les îles Wallis et Futuna, des articles 52-1,83-1 and 83-2, the fifth paragraph o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic aid (R)

Article R4253-4

…ies to other legal entities and must account for their use in the report referred to in article L. 4253-5. Subsidies are awarded by the deliberative assemblies of these local authorities. Agreements c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D744-12

…ng from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-206-1 and D. 214-206-2n° 2015-1204 of 29…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-43

The public prosecutor who registers the person in the file pursuant to 1° to 4° of article 706-25-4, or the examining magistrate pursuant to 5° of article 706-25-4, shall at the same time register the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-10

…41, 50, Article 56(6), Article 57 or Article 68(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…with food and its Annex 4° the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 of 27 March 2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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