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Showing 13711380 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article 716

…et accusées soumises à la détention provisoire sont placées en cellule individuelle, sauf dans les cas prévus par les dispositions de l'article L. 213-5 of the same code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-7

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 351-8, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect organises, within six months of acquiring French nationality, a ceremony to welcome into French citizenship for the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D282

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 214-28 du code pénitentiaire, en cas de décès d'une personne détenue, le chef de l'établissement donne les avis prévus à l'article D. 214-26 of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-17

…nd Article 36 of Law no. 82-1169 of 31 December 1982 relating to the administrative organisation of Paris, Marseille, Lyon and the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation are applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Damaged property

Article 1059

Subject to the provisions of 3° of Article 679, plans, reports, certificates, notifications, judgments, contracts, receipts and other acts made pursuant to the loi du 29 décembre 1892 sur les dommages…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Health of prisoners

Article D364

…tenue s'engage à une grève de la faim prolongée, il en est rendu compte aux autorités à prévenir en cas d'incident dans les conditions déterminées par les dispositions de l'article D. 214-26 of the sa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General terms and conditions of contracts

Article L251-1

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands and t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-3

…l apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-3

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in the right…

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