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Showing 12411250 of 68984 articles for Art. 494-1 al. 1 and al. 2

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to the procedure for immediate collection by enforcement officers

Article A37-27-1

…cers may also receive immediate payment of the fixed fine or the deposit provided for in article L. 121-4 of the Highway Code, when the official report is drawn up using a secure electronic device who…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25-1

Safeguard, receivership and compulsory liquidation proceedings instituted by Titles II, III and IV of Book VI of the Commercial Code may only be opened in respect of a reinsurance undertaking mentione…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article D811-1-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The provisions of Book IV mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

Notwithstanding article L. 113-12, where the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-2

For insurance contracts covering natural persons outside their professional activities and falling within the branches or categories of contracts defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the insured m…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-1-2

…ures in respect of property belonging to a foreign State if one of the following conditions is met: 1° The State concerned has expressly consented to the application of such a measure; 2° The State co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-24-1

…authorisation concerns the organisation of a motorised sports event or competition taking place on land or courses permanently closed to public traffic and not subject to the procedure provided for in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-26-1

The authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 331-26 is issued by order of the prefect of the département of the place of departure.For sporting events originating from abroad,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Training in health, safety and working conditions

Article L2315-22-1

The health, safety and working conditions training courses provided for in article L. 2315-18 may be paid for by the skills operator under the financial section mentioned in 2° of article L. 6332-3, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-2-1

…ipates in the implementation of the mental health policy conducted in application of this chapter : 1° The armed forces health service participates in drawing up the shared territorial mental health d…

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