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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: PERSONAL RETABLISHMENT

Article L743-1

Debts written off pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 741-2, L. 741-6, L. 741-7 and L. 742-21 valid for regularisation of incidents within the meaning of article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Fi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-2

At any time during the procedure, the president of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile or of the panel to which a case is assigned may refer the decision on the appeal to the panel provided for in Art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-40

The minutes provided for in the twenty-sixth paragraph of l'article 41-2 précise :the nature of the alleged offences and their legal classification;the nature and quantum of the measures proposed purs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XI: The prison integration and probation service

Article D578

The sentence enforcement judge and the director of the penitentiary integration and probation service visit each year the various hostels or accommodation organisations housing the persons mentioned b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-10

Where the obligation or obligations of the agreement are not fully performed, the interruption of performance of the agreement referred to in the seventeenth paragraph of Article 41-1-2 is recorded by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1012

The chairman of the panel to which the case is distributed shall appoint a councillor or a referendary councillor of that panel as rapporteur. He may immediately fix the date of the hearing. He may, a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Classification committees

Article R211-27

A classification committee is formed when at least three of the persons mentioned in article R. 211-26 are present for the viewing mentioned in article R. 211-4.The composition and agenda of classific…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-62

In the case of a lease with a promise to sell, the deed recording the exercise of the option is concluded under the condition precedent provided for in article L. 313-41. When this condition is not me…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-35

When the sum paid in advance by the purchaser has not been repaid under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 313-41, the sum due shall bear interest at half the legal rate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Examining Magistrate's Chamber: second instance examining magistrate's court

Article D44-5

In the event of the temporary unavailability of the magistrate whose duties are defined in articles 230-9,230-14 and 230-24, these are exercised by the senior prosecuting magistrate who is a member of…

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