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Showing 13611370 of 4867 articles for Art. CJEU – Bellone – 30 Apr. 1998 – C-215/97

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-12

If the checks are carried out following a traffic accident that occurred under the conditions set out in Article L. 3354-1, the officer or agent of the judicial police shall send : 1° The first blood…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 67a, and for the sole purpose of establishing the offences mentioned in Articles 414, 414-2 and 459, identifying the perpetrators and accomplices as well…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO ENTRY INTO FRANCE

Article L821-1

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €3,750 for a foreign national to enter mainland France:1° Without fulfilling the conditions mentioned in points a, b or c of paragraph 1 of Ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L341-52

…raphs of article L. 314-23 under conditions contrary to these provisions is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article L341-21

…not comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 313-3 to L. 313-5 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Provisions specific to certain public passenger transport service concession contracts

Article R3126-14

The concession contracts referred to in c of 2° of article R. 3126-1 are not subject to 1° of article R. 3121-6.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-98-1

If the College of the French Anti-Doping Agency considers, on the basis of the information brought to its attention, that a person who has been the subject of a suspended sanction ceases to cooperate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article R642-37-2

…debtor and his spouse, where the latter is in one of the situations provided for in Article R. 641-30, as well as the liquidator.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-12

…uros for a natural person and 700 euros for a legal entity. The amount of the waiting fee is set at 30 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-4-1

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall put in place an organisation and internal procedures for the implementation of the measures for freezing assets and prohibiting the making availabl…

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