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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-1

…lawyer or has not undergone a medical examination, the curator, tutor or substitute decision-maker may appoint a lawyer or ask for a lawyer to be appointed by the President of the Bar, and they may a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-10

…g and the overseas departments and territories a request for authorisation accompanied by evidence: 1° That they have a local presence; 2° That they are able to provide local services to companies ope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-1

…e suffered as a result of a criminal offence, but who cannot obtain compensation under the articles 706-3 or 706-14, may apply for assistance in recovering these damages and interest as well as the su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-15

…y of the decision and, after having drawn up and signed it, the certificate provided for in Article 728-12.He may make this transmission at the request of the competent authority of the executing Stat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 757-1

If, in the absence of children or descendants, the deceased leaves his father and mother, the surviving spouse receives half of the property. The other half devolves one quarter to the father and one…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 758-1

Where the spouse has the choice of ownership or usufruct, his or her rights are non-transferable until he or she has exercised his or her option.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Purchases by French companies from French suppliers in competition with a foreign company receiving official export support

Article R442-10-8

…antee is subject to compliance by the purchasing French company with all of the following criteria: 1° It has, for at least one of the two financial years preceding the issue of the State guarantee, a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article 763-14

…ecree shall in particular specify the conditions under which the assessment provided for by Article 763-10 shall be implemented.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-5-1

…t in a state to be liquidated and the guarantee fund does not contest the right to compensation, it may, at any stage of the procedure, pay an advance to the victim. The guarantee fund shall keep the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 798-1

…e conviction has been the subject of a legal pardon pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Code may request, in accordance with the procedure and terms laid down in this chapter, that the investig…

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