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Showing 24012410 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-10

The automatic increase in fixed fines provided for by the last paragraph of article 495-18 is recorded by the Public Prosecutor, who mentions it on the enforcement order provided for in the first para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-36

…monuments and archaeological sites, belonging to the State, the list of which is annexed to decree no. 2003-1111 of 18 November 2003, taken in application of article 9 of law no. 2002-92 of 22 Januar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-22

…onsible for these services to carry out the operations provided for in 4° and 5° of article R. 5134-18, the latter are recipients of the data from the processing, with the exception of the registratio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…aim of inducing the consumer to acquire it on less favourable terms than normal market conditions; 18° Stating, as part of a commercial practice, that a competition is being organised or that a prize…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-6

…and column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-6

…and column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 201…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article R534-1

…e décret du 18 novembre 1924 relatif à la tenue du livre foncier da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article D47-6-16

…to confirm the resumption of one or more of its obligations, pursuant to articles 706-25-16,706-25-18 et 706-25-20, the following provisions shall apply: 1° The rules relating to the appointment of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-1

…rticles R. 522-1 to R. 522-25;5° Articles R. 611-23-1, R. 662-4in its version resulting from Decree No. 2016-1851 of 23 December 2016 on the appointment of judicial officers and auctioneers in certain…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-39

…with the provisions of Directive 2001/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the AIFM, its initial legal representative an…

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