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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-37

…ion may be withdrawn if the person ceases to satisfy one of the conditions set out in Article R. 15-33-33 or if it does not perform the tasks entrusted to it satisfactorily. This withdrawal is pronoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-33

…Total cessation of the economic operator's activity ; 2° Cessation of activity related to tobacco ; 3° Loss of the status of supplier, approved manufacturer, purchaser-reseller or distributor of tobac…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General principles.

Article 372

…ntal authority jointly. Parental authority is exercised jointly in the case provided for in article 342-11.However, where parentage is established with regard to one of them more than one year after t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 344

…Wards of the State for whom the family council for wards of the State has consented to the adoption;3° Children judicially declared abandoned under the conditions provided for in articles 381-1 and 38…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 34

Civil status records will state the year, day and time they are received, the first names and surname of the civil registrar, the first names, surnames, occupations and domiciles of all those named th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 36

In cases where the parties concerned are not obliged to appear in person, they may be represented by a special and authentic proxy.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-38

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may postpone their response if they are unable to provide the information requested within the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 49-37. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-37

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 49-38, where a request for information from a competent department of one of the Member States of the European Union or of one of the non-Member States mentione…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to requests for information issued by the French services

Article R49-36

…st for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least three years' imprisonment and, secon…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the criminal courts.

Article 363

…ante delicto offences before the criminal courts are applicable in the case provided for by article 333 above.

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