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Showing 33713380 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 84

…interests of the proper administration of justice, by reasoned request from the public prosecutor, acting either spontaneously or at the request of the parties. The president of the court must rule w…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Interested in fraud.

Article 399

…ho have an interest in the fraud ;b) those who have cooperated in any way whatsoever in a series of acts carried out by a number of individuals acting in concert, according to a fraud plan drawn up to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

The execution of a European arrest warrant shall be refused in the following cases:1° If the acts for which it was issued could be prosecuted and judged by the French courts and the public prosecution…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-18

…olice officer assigned by him or requested by the public prosecutor, or the judicial police officer acting under his responsibility, shall draw up a report on the installation of the technical devices…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-1

…tions in allocations to be provided for in 2023 pursuant to Article 199-1 of Law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities. In 2017, this amount is also reduced by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-24

…211-21 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

…211-21 and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals temporarily residing on French territory

Article D426-12

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 426-21 is issued to an association or foundation that has been in existence for at least three years and holds the authorisation provided for in article 15…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary intervention.

Article 329

…claim for the benefit of the person making it.It is admissible only if its author has the right to act in relation to that claim.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-7

…authorised to represent the protected person may, unless the judge decides otherwise, carry out the acts mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 427.

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