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Showing 50415050 of 8144 articles for Art. 9 juill. 1979

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 837

For the application of Article 398-1 in French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The 2° is worded as follows: "2° The offences provided for by the locally applicable provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-51

…ed judicial police officers, seized in the context of proceedings mentioned in 2° of Article 706-25-9 or notified in accordance with article R. 50-54, as well as the officers mentioned in 5° of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-1

…les In the wording resulting from L. 112-5-1 Act 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A Act no . 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 L. 112-6-1 Act no. 2011-33…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-1

…In the wording resulting from L. 112-5-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A Act no . 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 L. 112-6-1 Act no. 2011-33…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-20

…Each external quality assessment body for medical biology examinations mentioned in Article L. 6221-9 carries out an inter-laboratory comparison of the results obtained and a comparison of results bet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-11

…al, wishes to obtain a change in the lease price must, in the notice provided for in article L. 145-9 or in the response to the renewal request provided for in Article L. 145-10, make known the rent h…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L222-1

…II of the Code de la mutualité and by provident institutions and unions governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Code de la sécurité sociale without prejudice to the specific provisions laid down by these…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L264-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 711-2, articles L. 722-1 to L. 722-8, L. 731-1, article L. 731-3, articles L. 731-5, L. 733-1 to L. 733-17, L. 753-1 to L. 75…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-13

Where the offer has not been made within the time limits set out in article L. 211-9, the amount of compensation offered by the insurer or awarded by the court to the victim shall automatically bear i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article L572-6

…uant to article L. 751-2, or a decision on placement in detention issued pursuant to article L. 751-9, the matter may be referred to the president of the administrative court within forty-eight hours…

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