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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article 706-105

…6-95, a person who has been in police custody six months previously and who has not been prosecuted may ask the public prosecutor in whose jurisdiction the police custody took place about the outcome…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-10

…when the amount of the subcontract is equal to or greater than a threshold set by regulation which may change according to changes in economic circumstances; 2° Under the conditions laid down in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-100

In application of the provisions of article R. 322-41, the holder of one of the following diplomas may act as a hyperbaric prevention advisor for dives in the 0 to 40 metre range:-State certificate in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-104

…onal circumstances and at the reasoned request of the production company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding one year, by decision of the President of the Centre nati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Examination of the appeal

Article L532-10

Without prejudice to the first paragraph of Article L. 532-3, the applicant may only use the sound recording of his personal interview in support of a challenge submitted within the time limit for app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-10

…ibitions or other entertainment, or to transport companies. In these sectors of activity, employers may only oblige employees to work on Sundays and public holidays if, due to the nature of the operat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-10

The court that declares personal bankruptcy may order disqualification from holding an elective public office. The disqualification is pronounced for a period equal to that of the personal bankruptcy,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6434-10

…cted representative concerned. It also has a direct right of action for the same purposes, which it may exercise, if necessary by bringing a civil action, before the criminal courts.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-10

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 1232-2 concerning minors, no organs may be removed from a deceased person over the age of thirteen for therapeutic purposes, or to investigate the cau…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-103

…erpretation by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency;-the summaries with comments that may be drawn up by the General Manager of the Agency, in the form of health assessments of the situa…

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