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Showing 33613370 of 11860 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Jan. 2019 – no. 18/09522

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Arrangements for placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article R61-9

…rcement judge or by the public prosecutor. The sentenced person and his/her counsel and, where applicable, the public prosecutor are informed by the sentence enforcement judge of this referral. The co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-9

…d in the hands of justice that has been handed over to the agency pursuant to the articles 41-5 and 99-2, as well as movable or immovable property confiscated in the course of criminal proceedings. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-9

…10 of the juvenile criminal justice code : a) Within the court and between courts dealing with the case file or some of its exhibits; b) With persons involved in the proceedings within the meaning of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-9

The judicial police officer or agent who interviews the victim communicates the elements of the personalised assessment to the judicial authority in charge of the proceedings to enable it to decide, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-9

…ginator: a) Name; b) Payment account number; c) Address, official identity document number, identification number or date and place of birth. 2° The originator's payment service provider shall ensure…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-9

…of ownership rights or contracts giving them the possibility of exercising a decisive influence, located in New Caledonia, meet the following conditions:1° The loan is denominated in CFP francs or in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-9

…of ownership rights or contracts giving them the possibility of exercising a decisive influence, located in French Polynesia, meet the following conditions:1° The loan is denominated in CFP francs or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L772-9

For the application in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon of the provisions of Chapter I of Title VI of Book V, the offence of tax fraud is considered to be either the offence provided for by the provisions of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L754-9

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment.

Article R131-9

The Banque de France shall inform any person carrying out the checks provided for in this sub-section that the dissemination and retention by any person of the information obtained is prohibited, subj…

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