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Showing 16811690 of 16352 articles for Art. CE 29-6-2020 n° 434521

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-6

…article 10-5, may consult the information and personal data recorded in the context of criminal proceedings in the automated national registry of judicial proceedings known as "Cassiopée" provided fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to offences relating to stopping or parking vehicles

Article A37-6

As an exception to articles A. 37-2 to A. 37-5, the characteristics of the forms used for offences relating to stopping or parking vehicles which are punishable by articles R. 417-1 to R. 417-6 and R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-6

…ent code in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations to the present book:1° References to the provisions of the General Tax Code, the Book of Tax Procedures, the Customs Code and thos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-63

The following articles are applicable to the training insurance funds for non-salaried persons authorised under this section, including the training insurance funds for non-salaried persons employed a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions and control of foundations

Article R6141-62

The foundation's annual resources are made up of: 1° Income from the endowment; 2° The portion of the endowment that may be used up, as determined by the articles of association, up to an annual limit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

…ectly or indirectly, by those rightholders. Independent management organisations established in France are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 322-1, the first, second and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-136

…he information refuses to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, he shall invite the parties to make their observations known within a period of five days. At th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-6

…a representative example: 1° The borrowing rate and whether it is fixed, variable or reviewable, except in the case of hire-purchase or hire-purchase transactions, and information relating to all cha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L521-6

…The distributor has notified the subscriber electronically of the address of the website and the place on the site where the information can be found; 4° Access to the aforementioned information on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-6

…depth review pursuant to the last paragraph of III of Article L. 430-5, the Autorité de la concurrence examines whether it is likely to harm competition, in particular by creating or strengthening a d…

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