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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4

…2-2. Infringements of these provisions are prosecuted under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 442-6, L. 442-9, L. 462-5 to L. 462-8, L. 463-1 to L. 463-7, L. 464-1 to L. 464-8 and L. 490-1 to L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 454

After each statement, the president and, under the conditions provided for in Article 442-1, the public prosecutor and the parties shall ask the witness any questions they consider necessary. The witn…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L621-6

…emises and instituting housing allowances" and the words: "carried out in application of article L. 442-4-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code" are replaced respectively by the words: "by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-3-1

…the parties are committed at the end of the commercial negotiations, in compliance with articles L. 442-1 to L. 442-3. This agreement is drawn up either in a single document, or in a package formed by…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R433-1

…R. 442-2 and R. 442-3.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-3

…or the opening of a judicial protection measure or when, pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 442, the guardianship judge replaces a curatorship or guardianship measure with family habilitation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-3

…the parties are committed at the end of the commercial negotiation, in compliance with articles L. 442-1 to L. 442-3. This agreement is drawn up either in a single document or in a package formed by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L924-5

The last paragraph of III of article L. 442-5 is replaced by the following four paragraphs: "The investigating judge or the court hearing the case may order the advertising to cease, either at the req…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 168

…put questions directly to the experts in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 312 and 442-1. After their presentation, the experts attend the debates, unless the chairman authorises them…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-5

…in articles L. 311-1 et seq. of the Code de l'urbanisme or a housing estate defined in articles L. 442-1 et seq. of the same code" are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having t…

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