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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-13

A decree shall determine the detailed rules for the application of this subsection.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144-1

Pre-trial detention may not exceed a reasonable length of time, having regard to the seriousness of the offences with which the person under investigation is charged and the complexity of the investig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation for detention

Article 149-1

The compensation provided for in the preceding article shall be awarded by decision of the first president of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit wa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-1

Release may also be requested in any case by any person under investigation, any defendant or any accused person, and at any stage of the proceedings.When a trial court is seised, it is responsible fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 147-1

In all matters and at all stages of the proceedings, except where there is a serious risk that the offence will be repeated, the release of a person remanded in custody may be ordered, ex officio or a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-14

Unless otherwise specifically provided for by a reading committee established by these general regulations, the provisions of articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-14

In the event of the receivership or liquidation of an operator of a cinema, the agent appointed by the competent court to deal with the receivership or liquidation proceedings is authorised to receive…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-14

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée also ensures that the beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations to the bodies collecting social security contributions by means of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-14

Clauses intended to exclude or limit liability for defective products are prohibited and deemed unwritten.However, for damage caused to goods that are not used by the victim primarily for his private…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-14

Actions for nullity of the company or of acts and deliberations subsequent to its incorporation shall be barred after three years from the day on which the nullity is incurred.

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